Planetary hours
in San Antonio.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (America/Chicago).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 2 of the day, until 08:38
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:44
- 2☽︎ Moon07:44 – 08:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:28
- 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:50
- 12♂︎ Mars16:50 – 17:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:45 – 18:50
- 2♀︎ Venus18:50 – 19:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:28
- 9♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in San Antonio?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:49 to 07:44: 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.