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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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
07:19
Sunset
18:09
Next sunrise
07:20

A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (America/New_York).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:13
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:08
  3. 3☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:02
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:56
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:50
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:44
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:38
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:32
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:27
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:21
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:15
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:09

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:15
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:21
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:27
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:33
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:39
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:45
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:51
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:57
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:57 – 04:02
  10. 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:08
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:14
  12. 12☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:20

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Philadelphia?

On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 07:19 to 08:13: 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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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.