AstroXP ▶︎All our videos by signVideos
Planetary hours · New York City (United States)

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 Thursday, 25 December 2025: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
07:18
Sunset
16:34
Next sunrise
07:18

A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (America/New_York).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:04
  2. 2♂︎ Mars08:04 – 08:51
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:51 – 09:37
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:23
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:10
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:10 – 11:56
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 12:42
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:28
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:15
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:01
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:47
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:34

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:47
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 19:01
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:15
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:29
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:42
  6. 6♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:56
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 01:10
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:23
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:37
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:51
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:51 – 06:05
  12. 12☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:18

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in New York City?

On Thursday, 25 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 14h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 07:18 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.

My sky on my chart

On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.

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.