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 Saturday, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:13
- 3♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:22
- 4☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:31
- 5♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:40 – 12:49
- 7☽︎ Moon12:49 – 13:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:16
- 10♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:25
- 11☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:34
- 12♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:34
- 2☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:07
- 5♂︎ Mars23:07 – 23:58
- 6☉︎ Sun23:58 – 00:49
- 7♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:31
- 9☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:13 – 05:04
- 12♂︎ Mars05:04 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Los Angeles?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:56 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.