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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:25
- 3☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:53
- 7☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:59
- 8♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:13
- 10☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:27
- 2☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:20
- 3♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:07
- 5☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:46
- 8♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:39
- 9☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:19
- 12☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in San Diego?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:11 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.