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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:34
- 2♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:14
- 4☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:44
- 7♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:33
- 8☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:23
- 9♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:03
- 11☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:53
- 2♂︎ Mars17:53 – 19:03
- 3☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:13
- 4♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:34
- 6☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:14
- 10☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:25
- 11♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Los Angeles?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:44 to 07:34: 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.