Planetary hours
in Houston.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 14 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:30
- 2♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:51
- 4☽︎ Moon09:51 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:21
- 7♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:32
- 8☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:42
- 9♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 18:02
- 11☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:12
- 2♂︎ Mars21:12 – 22:02
- 3☉︎ Sun22:02 – 22:52
- 4♀︎ Venus22:52 – 23:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:32
- 6☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:51
- 10☉︎ Sun03:51 – 04:41
- 11♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Houston?
On Sunday, 14 June 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:20 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.