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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:05 – 07:52
- 2♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:46
- 7♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:33
- 8☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:20
- 9♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:54
- 11☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:41
- 2♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:54
- 3☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:07
- 4♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:34
- 6☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 01:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:40
- 11♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manhattan?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:05 to 07:52: 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.