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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 Thursday, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
07:14
Sunset
16:30
Next sunrise
07:14

A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (America/New_York).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter07:14 – 08:00
  2. 2♂︎ Mars08:00 – 08:46
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:33
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:19
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:05
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:05 – 11:52
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:38
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:24
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:11
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:11 – 14:57
  11. 11♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:43
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:30

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:43
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:57
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:11
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:25
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:38
  6. 6♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:52
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 01:06
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:19
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:33
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:47
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:47 – 06:01
  12. 12☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:14

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in New York City?

On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 14h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 07:14 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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