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 Tuesday, 11 March 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:16
- 2☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:13
- 5☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:09
- 8♂︎ Mars14:09 – 15:08
- 9☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:07
- 10♀︎ Venus16:07 – 17:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:04
- 12☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 21:05
- 3♂︎ Mars21:05 – 22:06
- 4☉︎ Sun22:06 – 23:07
- 5♀︎ Venus23:07 – 00:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 01:10
- 7☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:13
- 10♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:14
- 11☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:15
- 12♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Philadelphia?
On Tuesday, 11 March 2025, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 11h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:18 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.