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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:25
- 2♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:39
- 7♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:30
- 8☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:21
- 9♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:02
- 11☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:53
- 2♂︎ Mars17:53 – 19:03
- 3☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:12
- 4♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:30
- 6☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:58
- 9♂︎ Mars01:58 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New York City?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:34 to 07:25: 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.