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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:25
- 5♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:32
- 6☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:39
- 7♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:54
- 9☽︎ Moon15:54 – 17:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:15
- 12♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:15
- 2♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:01
- 4☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:40
- 7♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:32
- 8☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:25
- 9♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:11
- 11☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in San Antonio?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:56 to 08:03: 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.