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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:33
- 3☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:55
- 6♂︎ Mars11:55 – 13:03
- 7☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:10
- 8♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:26
- 10☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:41
- 2☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:33
- 3♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:18
- 5☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:56
- 8♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:48
- 9☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:41
- 10♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:26
- 12☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Philadelphia?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:18 to 07:25: 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.