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 Monday, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:31
- 4♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:41
- 5☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:50
- 6♀︎ Venus11:50 – 13:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 14:10
- 8☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:40
- 11♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:50
- 12☉︎ Sun18:50 – 20:00
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:00 – 20:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 21:40
- 3☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:11
- 6♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:01
- 7☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:51
- 8♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:31
- 10☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manhattan?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:01 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.