Planetary hours
in Los Angeles.
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, 13 March 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:04
- 3☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 12:03
- 6♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:02
- 7☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:02
- 8♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:00
- 10☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 17:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 18:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:59 – 19:59
- 2☉︎ Sun19:59 – 21:00
- 3♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 23:01
- 5☽︎ Moon23:01 – 00:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 01:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:02
- 8♂︎ Mars02:02 – 03:02
- 9☉︎ Sun03:02 – 04:03
- 10♀︎ Venus04:03 – 05:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:04
- 12☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Los Angeles?
On Friday, 13 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 12h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:05 to 08:05: 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.