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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:47
- 3☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:37
- 6♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:30
- 8♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:24
- 10☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:17
- 2☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:20
- 3♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:27
- 5☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:37
- 8♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:40
- 9☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:44
- 10♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:50
- 12☽︎ Moon05:50 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in San Diego?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:53 to 07:50: 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.