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The planetary hours for any city and date, from exact local sunrise and sunset. Each day and each night is split into twelve hours ruled in turn by the seven classical planets.
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Planetary hours for New York City, New York, USA, Sunday, October 25, 2026
☉︎ Hour of Sun
The current planetary hour in New York City runs until 2:26 PM. Traditionally good for success, recognition, leadership, meeting people in authority.
As of 2:25 PM local time.
Sunday is ruled by Sun, so the first hour after sunrise is the hour of Sun. Sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 6:01 PM, next sunrise 7:19 AM. Day hours last 54 minutes and night hours 67 minutes. Times are local (America/New_York).
| Hour | Ruler | Starts | Ends | Traditionally good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | ☉︎ Sun | 7:18 AM | 8:11 AM | success, recognition, leadership, meeting people in authority |
| Day 2 | ♀︎ Venus | 8:11 AM | 9:05 AM | love, friendship, art, beauty, social plans |
| Day 3 | ☿︎ Mercury | 9:05 AM | 9:59 AM | writing, study, messages, contracts, short trips |
| Day 4 | ☽︎ Moon | 9:59 AM | 10:52 AM | home, family, travel, routine tasks, intuition |
| Day 5 | ♄︎ Saturn | 10:52 AM | 11:46 AM | discipline, long-term planning, property, finishing things |
| Day 6 | ♃︎ Jupiter | 11:46 AM | 12:39 PM | growth, money, learning, legal matters, generosity |
| Day 7 | ♂︎ Mars | 12:39 PM | 1:33 PM | exercise, competition, courage, cutting through obstacles |
| Day 8 | ☉︎ Sun | 1:33 PM | 2:26 PM | success, recognition, leadership, meeting people in authority |
| Day 9 | ♀︎ Venus | 2:26 PM | 3:20 PM | love, friendship, art, beauty, social plans |
| Day 10 | ☿︎ Mercury | 3:20 PM | 4:14 PM | writing, study, messages, contracts, short trips |
| Day 11 | ☽︎ Moon | 4:14 PM | 5:07 PM | home, family, travel, routine tasks, intuition |
| Day 12 | ♄︎ Saturn | 5:07 PM | 6:01 PM | discipline, long-term planning, property, finishing things |
| Night 1 | ♃︎ Jupiter | 6:01 PM | 7:07 PM | growth, money, learning, legal matters, generosity |
| Night 2 | ♂︎ Mars | 7:07 PM | 8:14 PM | exercise, competition, courage, cutting through obstacles |
| Night 3 | ☉︎ Sun | 8:14 PM | 9:20 PM | success, recognition, leadership, meeting people in authority |
| Night 4 | ♀︎ Venus | 9:20 PM | 10:27 PM | love, friendship, art, beauty, social plans |
| Night 5 | ☿︎ Mercury | 10:27 PM | 11:33 PM | writing, study, messages, contracts, short trips |
| Night 6 | ☽︎ Moon | 11:33 PM | 12:40 AM | home, family, travel, routine tasks, intuition |
| Night 7 | ♄︎ Saturn | 12:40 AM | 1:46 AM | discipline, long-term planning, property, finishing things |
| Night 8 | ♃︎ Jupiter | 1:46 AM | 2:53 AM | growth, money, learning, legal matters, generosity |
| Night 9 | ♂︎ Mars | 2:53 AM | 3:59 AM | exercise, competition, courage, cutting through obstacles |
| Night 10 | ☉︎ Sun | 3:59 AM | 5:06 AM | success, recognition, leadership, meeting people in authority |
| Night 11 | ♀︎ Venus | 5:06 AM | 6:12 AM | love, friendship, art, beauty, social plans |
| Night 12 | ☿︎ Mercury | 6:12 AM | 7:19 AM | writing, study, messages, contracts, short trips |
What each planetary hour is used for
- ☉︎ Hour of Sun
- Traditionally chosen for success, recognition, leadership, meeting people in authority.
- ♀︎ Hour of Venus
- Traditionally chosen for love, friendship, art, beauty, social plans.
- ☿︎ Hour of Mercury
- Traditionally chosen for writing, study, messages, contracts, short trips.
- ☽︎ Hour of Moon
- Traditionally chosen for home, family, travel, routine tasks, intuition.
- ♄︎ Hour of Saturn
- Traditionally chosen for discipline, long-term planning, property, finishing things.
- ♃︎ Hour of Jupiter
- Traditionally chosen for growth, money, learning, legal matters, generosity.
- ♂︎ Hour of Mars
- Traditionally chosen for exercise, competition, courage, cutting through obstacles.
Frequently asked questions
What are planetary hours?
An old astrological timing system. The daylight from sunrise to sunset is divided into twelve equal "hours", and so is the night until the next sunrise. Each hour is ruled by one of the seven classical planets in the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon.
Why are planetary hours not 60 minutes long?
Because they divide the actual daylight and darkness into twelve parts. In summer the day hours are longer than 60 minutes and the night hours shorter; in winter the reverse. Only near the equinoxes are they close to an hour.
How is the first hour of the day chosen?
The first hour after sunrise is ruled by the planet of the weekday: Sunday the Sun, Monday the Moon, Tuesday Mars, Wednesday Mercury, Thursday Jupiter, Friday Venus and Saturday Saturn. The weekday names themselves come from this system.
How are sunrise and sunset calculated?
With Astronomy Engine, for the upper edge of the Sun crossing the horizon with standard atmospheric refraction at the city's coordinates — the same definition used by almanacs.
Astrology is a symbolic and cultural tradition. The planetary positions on this site are calculated with astronomical accuracy; the interpretations describe what astrologers associate with them and are not scientifically validated predictions about personality, relationships or the future.