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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:23
- 9☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:55
- 12♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:06 – 20:55
- 2♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:34
- 4☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:40
- 9♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:18
- 11☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manhattan?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:56 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.