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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:35
- 3☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:49
- 6♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:59
- 8♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:08
- 10☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:18
- 2☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:13
- 3♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 00:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:50
- 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:45
- 9☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:40
- 10♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:31
- 12☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manhattan?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:25 to 07:30: 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.