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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:03 – 07:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:37
- 3☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 10:58
- 6♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:45
- 7☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:32
- 8♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:06
- 10☽︎ Moon14:06 – 14:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:40
- 2☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:53
- 3♀︎ Venus18:53 – 20:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:19
- 5☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:59
- 8♂︎ Mars00:59 – 02:12
- 9☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:51
- 12☽︎ Moon05:51 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in The Bronx?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 9h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:03 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.