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 Sunday, 8 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:21
- 2♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:17
- 4☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:11
- 7♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:09
- 8☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:07
- 9♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:04
- 11☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 20:01
- 2♂︎ Mars20:01 – 21:03
- 3☉︎ Sun21:03 – 22:05
- 4♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:09
- 6☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:14
- 9♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:16
- 10☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:17
- 11♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Philadelphia?
On Sunday, 8 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:23 to 08:21: 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.