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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:28
- 2☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:44
- 5♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:20
- 12♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:20
- 2♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:10
- 4☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:34
- 11☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in The Bronx?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:23 to 07:28: 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.