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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 Saturday, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:32
Sunset
20:13
Next sunrise
05:31

A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (America/New_York).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:45
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:45 – 07:59
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:59 – 09:12
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:26
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:39
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:53
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:53 – 14:06
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 15:20
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:33
  10. 10♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:46
  11. 11☉︎ Sun17:46 – 19:00
  12. 12♀︎ Venus19:00 – 20:13

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:00
  2. 2☽︎ Moon21:00 – 21:46
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:33
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:19
  5. 5♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:06
  6. 6☉︎ Sun00:06 – 00:52
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:52 – 01:39
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:39 – 02:25
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:12
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:12 – 03:58
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 04:45
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:31

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in New York City?

On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 14h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 46 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:32 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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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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.