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, 3 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:04 – 07:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:40
- 3☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:02
- 6♂︎ Mars11:02 – 11:50
- 7☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:37
- 8♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:12
- 10☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:48
- 2☉︎ Sun17:48 – 19:00
- 3♀︎ Venus19:00 – 20:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:25
- 5☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 01:03
- 8♂︎ Mars01:03 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:28
- 10♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:53
- 12☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Philadelphia?
On Friday, 3 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:04 to 07:52: 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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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.