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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:05
- 2♀︎ Venus08:05 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:55
- 4☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:30
- 9♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:21
- 11☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:16
- 2♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:21
- 3☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:26
- 4♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:36
- 6☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:56
- 10☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New York City?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:10 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.