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, 26 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:53
- 3☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:59
- 6♂︎ Mars11:59 – 13:01
- 7☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:03
- 8♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:08
- 10☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:12
- 2☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:09
- 3♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:05
- 5☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:54
- 10♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:50
- 12☽︎ Moon05:50 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manhattan?
On Friday, 26 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:49 to 07:51: 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.