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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:31
- 3☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:49
- 6♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:01
- 8♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:14
- 10☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:26
- 2☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:20
- 3♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:08
- 5☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:50
- 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:37
- 10♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:25
- 12☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Los Angeles?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:18 to 07:25: 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.