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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:58 – 07:46
- 2♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:44
- 7♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:31
- 8☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:19
- 9♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 14:54
- 11☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:42
- 2♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:54
- 3☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:07
- 4♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:32
- 6☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:09
- 9♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manhattan?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:58 to 07:46: 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.