Planetary hours
in Phoenix.
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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Phoenix).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:36
- 2♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:55
- 4☽︎ Moon08:55 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:44
- 9♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 17:03
- 11☽︎ Moon17:03 – 18:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:13 – 19:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:23 – 20:13
- 2♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:03
- 3☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:53
- 4♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:05
- 9♂︎ Mars02:05 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:45
- 11♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Phoenix?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:26 to 06:36: 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.