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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (America/Phoenix).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:10
- 3♂︎ Mars09:10 – 09:59
- 4☉︎ Sun09:59 – 10:49
- 5♀︎ Venus10:49 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:29
- 7☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 14:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 14:58
- 10♂︎ Mars14:58 – 15:47
- 11☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:37
- 12♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:37
- 2☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 22:08
- 5♂︎ Mars22:08 – 23:18
- 6☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:29
- 7♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:39 – 02:49
- 9☽︎ Moon02:49 – 04:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 05:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:20
- 12♂︎ Mars06:20 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Phoenix?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:27: 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?
Saturn, from 07:30 to 08:20: 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.