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 Friday, 26 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:21
- 3☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:25
- 6♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:27
- 7☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:28
- 8♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:31
- 10☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:34
- 2☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:33
- 3♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:29
- 5☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:25
- 8♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:23
- 9☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:21
- 10♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:18
- 12☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Houston?
On Friday, 26 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:18 to 08:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.