Planetary hours
in New York City.
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 Saturday, 15 March 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:06
- 3♂︎ Mars09:06 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:05
- 5♀︎ Venus11:05 – 12:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 13:05
- 7☽︎ Moon13:05 – 14:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 15:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 16:04
- 10♂︎ Mars16:04 – 17:03
- 11☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:03
- 12♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:03
- 2☽︎ Moon20:03 – 21:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:03 – 22:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 23:03
- 5♂︎ Mars23:03 – 00:04
- 6☉︎ Sun00:04 – 01:04
- 7♀︎ Venus01:04 – 02:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:04
- 9☽︎ Moon03:04 – 04:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 05:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 06:05
- 12♂︎ Mars06:05 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New York City?
On Saturday, 15 March 2025, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 11h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:07 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.