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 Monday, 2 October 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:54 – 07:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 08:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:49
- 4♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:47
- 5☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:46
- 6♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:43
- 8☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:38
- 11♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:37
- 12☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:35
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:38
- 3☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:43
- 6♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:45
- 7☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:46
- 8♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:50
- 10☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:53 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New York City?
On Monday, 2 October 2028, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:54 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.