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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (America/Phoenix).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:20
- 2♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:32
- 8☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:24
- 9♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:08
- 11☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 17:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:00
- 2♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:08
- 3☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:16
- 4♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:32
- 6☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:56
- 9♂︎ Mars02:56 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:12
- 11♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Phoenix?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 13h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:29 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.