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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:21
- 2♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:12
- 9♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:27
- 11☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 20:34
- 2♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:27
- 3☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:20
- 4♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:05
- 6☽︎ Moon00:05 – 00:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:44
- 9♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:29
- 11♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manhattan?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:14 to 07:21: 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.