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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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:32
Sunset
20:29
Next sunrise
05:33

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:47
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:47 – 08:02
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:16
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:31
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:46
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 13:01
  7. 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:15
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:30
  9. 9☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:45
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:59
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:14
  12. 12♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:29

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:14
  2. 2♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:00
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:45
  4. 4☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:30
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:16
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:01
  7. 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:46
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:32
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:17
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:02
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:02 – 04:48
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:33

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in New York City?

On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:32 to 06:47: 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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