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, 27 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:44
- 2♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:44
- 4☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:43
- 8☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:42
- 11☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:42
- 2♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:42
- 3☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:43
- 4♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:43
- 6☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:44
- 9♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:44
- 10☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Los Angeles?
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:44 to 07:44: 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.