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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:09 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:43
- 3☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:02
- 6♂︎ Mars11:02 – 11:49
- 7☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:35
- 8♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:08
- 10☽︎ Moon14:08 – 14:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:41
- 2☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:55
- 3♀︎ Venus18:55 – 20:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:22
- 5☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 01:03
- 8♂︎ Mars01:03 – 02:16
- 9☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:30
- 10♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manhattan?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 14h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:09 to 07:56: 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.