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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, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:24
Sunset
20:29
Next sunrise
05:24

A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (America/New_York).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:39
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:55
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:10
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:26
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:41
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:57
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:12
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:27
  9. 9☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:43
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:58
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:14
  12. 12♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:29

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:14
  2. 2♀︎ Venus21:14 – 21:58
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:43
  4. 4☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:27
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:12
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 00:57
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:41
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:26
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:10
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 03:55
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:39
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:24

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in New York City?

On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 8h 55m: twelve night hours of 45 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:24 to 06:39: 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.

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.