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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (America/Phoenix).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:20
- 2♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:00
- 4☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:09
- 9♀︎ Venus14:09 – 14:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 15:48
- 11☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:38
- 2♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:48
- 3☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:58
- 4♀︎ Venus20:58 – 22:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:50
- 9♂︎ Mars02:50 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:10
- 11♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Phoenix?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.