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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 Thursday, 16 April 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
06:15
Sunset
19:36
Next sunrise
06:14

A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/New_York).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:22
  2. 2♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:29
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:35
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:42
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:49
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:56
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 14:02
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 15:09
  9. 9♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:16
  10. 10☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:23
  11. 11♀︎ Venus17:23 – 18:29
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:36

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:29
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:22
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:16
  4. 4♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:09
  5. 5☉︎ Sun23:09 – 00:02
  6. 6♀︎ Venus00:02 – 00:55
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 01:48
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:41
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:34
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:27
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:21
  12. 12☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:14

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in New York City?

On Thursday, 16 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 06:15 to 07:22: 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.

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