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 Monday, 16 March 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:05
- 4♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:05
- 5☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:05
- 6♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:04
- 8☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:04
- 11♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:04
- 12☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:03
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:03 – 20:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:04
- 3☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 00:04
- 6♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:04
- 7☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:04
- 8♀︎ Venus02:04 – 03:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:04
- 10☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New York City?
On Monday, 16 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 12h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:05 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.