Planetary hours
in The Bronx.
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 Wednesday, 16 April 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:21
- 2☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:41
- 5♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 15:09
- 9☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:29
- 12♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:29
- 2♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:15
- 4☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:47
- 8☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:40
- 9♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in The Bronx?
On Wednesday, 16 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:14 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.