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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (America/Phoenix).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 08:57
- 3☽︎ Moon08:57 – 09:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:28
- 6♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:08
- 8♀︎ Venus13:08 – 13:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:49
- 10☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:29
- 2☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:39
- 3♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:59
- 5☽︎ Moon21:59 – 23:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:28
- 8♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:38
- 9☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:48
- 10♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:07
- 12☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Phoenix?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 13h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:16 to 08:07: 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.