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 Saturday, 3 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:41 – 07:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:45 – 08:49
- 3♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:53
- 4☉︎ Sun09:53 – 10:56
- 5♀︎ Venus10:56 – 12:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 13:04
- 7☽︎ Moon13:04 – 14:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 15:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:15
- 10♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:19
- 11☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:23
- 12♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:22
- 2☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:11
- 5♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:07
- 6☉︎ Sun00:07 – 01:03
- 7♀︎ Venus01:03 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 03:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 04:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:47 – 05:44
- 12♂︎ Mars05:44 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Philadelphia?
On Saturday, 3 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:41 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.