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 Sunday, 2 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:27 – 07:19
- 2♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:03
- 4☽︎ Moon09:03 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:39
- 7♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:31
- 8☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:23
- 9♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:06
- 11☽︎ Moon15:06 – 15:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:58
- 2♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:07
- 3☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:15
- 4♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:31
- 6☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 03:04
- 10☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New York City?
On Sunday, 2 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:27 to 07:19: 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.