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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (America/Phoenix).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:52
- 3☽︎ Moon07:52 – 09:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 10:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:23
- 6♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:34
- 7☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:44
- 8♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 16:06
- 10☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:27
- 2☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:16
- 3♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 22:55
- 5☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:24
- 8♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:13
- 9☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:03
- 10♀︎ Venus03:03 – 03:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:42
- 12☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Phoenix?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:30 to 06:41: 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.