Planetary hours in New York today
Today, October 17, 2026, the ruler is Saturn. In New York the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 18:12: each daytime planetary hour lasts 55 minutes and each night hour 65.
Your day’s astrolabe
This is how hours were counted before clocks: with an astrolabe. On the rim, the 24 unequal hours (I to XII by day, I to XII by night). Inside, the sky at that moment: the centre is the highest point, the gold circle is the horizon and whatever lies outside is below the ground. North at the top, east on the left. The stone with a halo rules the hour. Turn the gold handle to travel through the day.
Tap an hour on the clock to see what it is good for.
Right now
Golden hour and blue hour
The day’s most beautiful light for photos and walks: blue hour with the Sun 6° to 4° below the horizon; golden hour from 4° below to 6° above.
All 24 hours
| ♄ | Saturn | 07:09 – 08:04 | day |
| ♃ | Jupiter | 08:04 – 08:59 | day |
| ♂ | Mars | 08:59 – 09:55 | day |
| ☉ | the Sun | 09:55 – 10:50 | day |
| ♀ | Venus | 10:50 – 11:45 | day |
| ☿ | Mercury | 11:45 – 12:41 | day |
| ☽ | the Moon | 12:41 – 13:36 | day |
| ♄ | Saturn | 13:36 – 14:31 | day |
| ♃ | Jupiter | 14:31 – 15:26 | day |
| ♂ | Mars | 15:26 – 16:22 | day |
| ☉ | the Sun | 16:22 – 17:17 | day |
| ♀ | Venus | 17:17 – 18:12 | day |
| ☿ | Mercury | 18:12 – 19:17 | night |
| ☽ | the Moon | 19:17 – 20:22 | night |
| ♄ | Saturn | 20:22 – 21:27 | night |
| ♃ | Jupiter | 21:27 – 22:31 | night |
| ♂ | Mars | 22:31 – 23:36 | night |
| ☉ | the Sun | 23:36 – 00:41 | night |
| ♀ | Venus | 00:41 – 01:46 | night |
| ☿ | Mercury | 01:46 – 02:51 | night |
| ☽ | the Moon | 02:51 – 03:56 | night |
| ♄ | Saturn | 03:56 – 05:00 | night |
| ♃ | Jupiter | 05:00 – 06:05 | night |
| ♂ | Mars | 06:05 – 07:10 | night |
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Frequently asked questions
Which planet rules today in New York?
Today, October 17, 2026, the ruler is Saturn. In New York the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 18:12: each daytime planetary hour lasts 55 minutes and each night hour 65.
Why don’t planetary hours last 60 minutes?
Because daytime, from sunrise to sunset, is split into 12 equal parts and the night into another 12. In summer day hours are long and night hours short; in winter the opposite.
Which planet rules today?
The ruler of the first hour after sunrise: the Sun on Sunday, the Moon on Monday, Mars on Tuesday, Mercury on Wednesday, Jupiter on Thursday, Venus on Friday and Saturn on Saturday.