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 Sunday, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:39 – 07:40
- 2♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:42
- 4☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:50
- 11☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 18:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:51
- 2♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:50
- 3☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:49
- 4♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:44
- 9♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:43
- 10☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:42
- 11♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Los Angeles?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 11h 48m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:39 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.