Planetary hours
in Manhattan.
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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:49
- 6♂︎ Mars11:49 – 13:02
- 7☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:15
- 8♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:40
- 10☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 19:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:06
- 2☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:53
- 3♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:28
- 5☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:49
- 8♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:24
- 10♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 04:58
- 12☽︎ Moon04:58 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manhattan?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:45 to 06:57: 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.