Planetary hours
in Queens.
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 Wednesday, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:23
- 2☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:30
- 12♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:30
- 2♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:17
- 4☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Queens?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:16 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.