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Planetary hours · Philadelphia (United States)

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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
07:12
Sunset
18:19
Next sunrise
07:13

A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (America/New_York).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:07
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:03
  3. 3☽︎ Moon09:03 – 09:59
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:54
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:50
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:45
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:41
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:37
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:32
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:28
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:23
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:19

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:24
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:28
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:32
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:37
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:41
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:46
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:50
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:55
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:59
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:59 – 05:04
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:08
  12. 12☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:13

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Philadelphia?

On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 07:12 to 08:07: 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.

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