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 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:57 – 07:46
- 2♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:25
- 4☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:54
- 7♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:43
- 8☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:33
- 9♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:12
- 11☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 18:01
- 2♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:12
- 3☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:22
- 4♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:43
- 6☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 01:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:25
- 10☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:36
- 11♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Los Angeles?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:57 to 07:46: 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.