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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:25
- 3☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:58
- 7☉︎ Sun12:58 – 14:06
- 8♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:23
- 10☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:39
- 2☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:31
- 3♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:15
- 5☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:50
- 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:42
- 9☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:17
- 12☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Los Angeles?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:08 to 07:17: 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.