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 Wednesday, 24 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 07:59
- 2☽︎ Moon07:59 – 09:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 11:04
- 5♂︎ Mars11:04 – 12:05
- 6☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:07
- 7♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:15
- 12♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:14
- 2♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:11
- 4☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:04
- 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:03
- 9♀︎ Venus03:03 – 04:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:59
- 11☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Philadelphia?
On Wednesday, 24 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:57 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.