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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Phoenix).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:51 – 06:58
- 2♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:39
- 8☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:45
- 9♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:52 – 16:59
- 11☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:06
- 2♂︎ Mars20:06 – 20:59
- 3☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:52
- 4♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Phoenix?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:51 to 06:58: 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.