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, 16 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:31
- 3☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:47
- 6♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:53
- 7☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:58
- 8♀︎ Venus13:58 – 15:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:09
- 10☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:19
- 2☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:14
- 3♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:03
- 5☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:46
- 8♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:41
- 9☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:36
- 10♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:25
- 12☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Los Angeles?
On Friday, 16 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:20 to 07:26: 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.