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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:45 – 07:35
- 2♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:34
- 8☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:24
- 9♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:04
- 11☽︎ Moon15:04 – 15:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:54
- 2♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:04
- 3☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:14
- 4♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:35
- 6☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 02:06
- 9♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:16
- 10☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:26
- 11♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Philadelphia?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:45 to 07:35: 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.