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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 Wednesday, 4 February 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
07:02
Sunset
17:17
Next sunrise
07:01

A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (America/New_York).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 07:54
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:45
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:36
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:27
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:18
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:10
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:01
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 13:52
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:43
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:35
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:26
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:17

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:26
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:34
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:43
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:43 – 21:52
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 23:00
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:09
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:18
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:27
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:35
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:44
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:53
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:01

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in New York City?

On Wednesday, 4 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 07:02 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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