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 Friday, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:43
- 3☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:48
- 6♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:51
- 8♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:54
- 10☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 18:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:59 – 19:58
- 2☉︎ Sun19:58 – 20:56
- 3♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:53
- 5☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:48
- 8♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:45
- 10♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:42
- 12☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New York City?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:39 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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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Calendars
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.