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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:06
- 3☽︎ Moon08:06 – 08:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 09:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:42
- 6♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:34
- 7☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:25
- 8♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:09
- 10☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:53
- 2☉︎ Sun17:53 – 19:01
- 3♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:18
- 5☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:42
- 8♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:51
- 9☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:59
- 10♀︎ Venus02:59 – 04:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:15
- 12☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in San Diego?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:23 to 07:15: 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.