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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 Thursday, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
07:16
Sunset
16:37
Next sunrise
07:17

A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (America/New_York).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:03
  2. 2♂︎ Mars08:03 – 08:49
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:36
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:23
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:10
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:10 – 11:56
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 12:43
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:30
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:16
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:03
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:03 – 15:50
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:37

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:50
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 19:03
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:17
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:30
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:43
  6. 6♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:57
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 01:10
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:23
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:37
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:50
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:50 – 06:03
  12. 12☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:17

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Philadelphia?

On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 07:16 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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