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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:26 – 07:18
- 2♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:02
- 4☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:39
- 7♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:31
- 8☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:23
- 9♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:07
- 11☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 16:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:00
- 2♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:08
- 3☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:16
- 4♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:31
- 6☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:55
- 9♂︎ Mars01:55 – 03:03
- 10☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:11
- 11♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New York City?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:26 to 07:18: 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.