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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, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:40
Sunset
20:04
Next sunrise
05:39

A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (America/New_York).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:52
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:52 – 08:04
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:16
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:28
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:40
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:52
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 14:04
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:16
  9. 9☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:28
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:40
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:52
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:52 – 20:04

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:52
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:40
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:28
  4. 4☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:16
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:04
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 00:52
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:40
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:28
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:16
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:04
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:51
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:39

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in New York City?

On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 9h 35m: twelve night hours of 48 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:40 to 06:52: 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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