Planetary hours
in Philadelphia.
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 Friday, 13 September 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:40 – 07:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:45
- 3☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:53
- 6♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:58
- 8♀︎ Venus13:58 – 15:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:03
- 10☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:09
- 2☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:06
- 3♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:01
- 5☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:48
- 10♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:43
- 12☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Philadelphia?
On Friday, 13 September 2024, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:40 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.