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, 2 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Phoenix).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:20
- 3☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:34
- 8♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:40
- 10☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:46
- 2☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:43
- 3♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:37
- 5☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:28
- 8♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:25
- 9☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:22
- 10♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:16
- 12☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Phoenix?
On Friday, 2 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:14 to 07:17: 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.