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 Saturday, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Phoenix).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:26 – 08:24
- 3♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:22
- 4☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:19
- 5♀︎ Venus10:19 – 11:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 12:14
- 7☽︎ Moon12:14 – 13:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 14:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 15:07
- 10♂︎ Mars15:07 – 16:05
- 11☉︎ Sun16:05 – 17:03
- 12♀︎ Venus17:03 – 18:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:00 – 19:03
- 2☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 21:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:10
- 5♂︎ Mars22:10 – 23:12
- 6☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:15
- 7♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:20
- 9☽︎ Moon02:20 – 03:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:27
- 12♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Phoenix?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:29 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.