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 Wednesday, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:19
- 2☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:12
- 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:35
- 12♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:35
- 2♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:20
- 4☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:28
- 11☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Los Angeles?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:12 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.