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, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:09
- 2☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:18
- 3♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:36
- 5☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 14:04
- 8♂︎ Mars14:04 – 15:13
- 9☉︎ Sun15:13 – 16:22
- 10♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:40
- 12☽︎ Moon18:40 – 19:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 20:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:31
- 3♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:22
- 4☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:13
- 5♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:55
- 7☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:28
- 10♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:18
- 11☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:09
- 12♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in San Diego?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:00 to 07:09: 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.