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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Phoenix).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:16
- 7♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:15
- 8☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:11
- 11☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:09
- 2♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:11
- 3☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:12
- 4♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:15
- 6☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:22
- 11♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Phoenix?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:24 to 07:23: 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.