Planetary hours
in San Diego.
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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 11 of the night, until 05:02
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:02
- 2☉︎ Sun07:02 – 07:56
- 3♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:44
- 5☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:25
- 8♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:19
- 9☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:13
- 10♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:01
- 12☽︎ Moon16:01 – 16:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 18:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:08
- 3♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:14
- 4☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:20
- 5♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:32
- 7☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:50
- 10♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:56
- 11☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:02
- 12♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in San Diego?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:08 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.