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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (America/Phoenix).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:09
- 3☽︎ Moon09:09 – 09:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:38
- 6♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:28
- 7☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:18
- 8♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:57
- 10☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:37
- 2☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:47
- 3♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 22:08
- 5☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:39
- 8♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:49
- 9☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:59
- 10♀︎ Venus03:59 – 05:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:20
- 12☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Phoenix?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:30 to 08:19: 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.