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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:42 – 07:32
- 2♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:40
- 7♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:29
- 8☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:19
- 9♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 14:58
- 11☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:48
- 2♂︎ Mars17:48 – 18:58
- 3☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:09
- 4♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:30
- 6☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 02:01
- 9♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manhattan?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:42 to 07:32: 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.