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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:15
- 2☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:24
- 3♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:41
- 5☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 14:07
- 8♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:16
- 9☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:24
- 10♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:42
- 12☽︎ Moon18:42 – 19:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:33
- 3♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:25
- 4☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:16
- 5♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 00:59
- 7☽︎ Moon00:59 – 01:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:33
- 10♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:24
- 11☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:16
- 12♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Los Angeles?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:06 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.