Planetary hours · Los Angeles
Planetary hours today in Los Angeles
Monday, October 26, 2026 is a Moon day. Sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 6:05 PM: each day hour runs 55 minutes, each night hour 65.
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At a glance
Today in Los Angeles the first planetary hour is Moon's, from 7:07 AM to 8:02 AM. Venus hours: 11:41 AM, 6:05 PM, 1:42 AM.
- Day ruler
- MoonMonday's planet
- Sunrise
- 7:07 AMstarts hour 1
- Sunset
- 6:05 PMstarts hour 13
- Hour length
- 55 / 65 minday / night
Any other city: open the calculatorType your own location for its exact table.
Today's table
Los Angeles runs on sunrise
At LA's latitude the planetary hours breathe in and out, but gently.
Los Angeles sits farther south than most big American cities, and you can feel it in the planetary hours. The seasons still stretch and squeeze them, but less dramatically than in New York or Toronto.
Today the day hours run about 55 minutes and the night hours about 65. The day opens with an hour of Moon, and the Chaldean order carries on from there.
That steadiness is handy. If you build a routine around a planetary hour, say a Venus hour for creative work, it drifts less across the year in LA than it would back east.
The sky behind it
Computed for 34.05°, -118.24° in America/Los_Angeles. Times rounded to the minute.
| Hour | Day hours | Starts | Night hours | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moon | 7:07 AM | Venus | 6:05 PM |
| 2 | Saturn | 8:02 AM | Mercury | 7:11 PM |
| 3 | Jupiter | 8:57 AM | Moon | 8:16 PM |
| 4 | Mars | 9:52 AM | Saturn | 9:21 PM |
| 5 | Sun | 10:46 AM | Jupiter | 10:26 PM |
| 6 | Venus | 11:41 AM | Mars | 11:31 PM |
| 7 | Mercury | 12:36 PM | Sun | 12:37 AM |
| 8 | Moon | 1:31 PM | Venus | 1:42 AM |
| 9 | Saturn | 2:26 PM | Mercury | 2:47 AM |
| 10 | Jupiter | 3:21 PM | Moon | 3:52 AM |
| 11 | Mars | 4:16 PM | Saturn | 4:57 AM |
| 12 | Sun | 5:11 PM | Jupiter | 6:03 AM |
The long hours
The longest hours of the year
Try this today
- Find today's last day hour and plan a walk to catch the light.
- On a Friday, look up the Venus hour and use it for something creative.
Around June 21, LA's sunrise comes at 5:42 a.m. and sunset at 8:07 p.m.. Each day hour is 72 minutes long.
Compare that with New York, where the same week gives day hours a few minutes longer. Southern California's summer days are long but not extreme, so the hours stay closer to a normal clock hour.
Golden hour photographers will recognise the end of the day: the twelfth planetary hour of the day always finishes exactly at sunset, so the last day hour is your window for that soft light.
The short hours
Winter in LA: short but kind
Try this today
- Spend one long winter Moon hour cooking something slow.
- Compare today's hour length here with London's page. The gap is the lesson.
On December 21 the Sun rises at 6:54 a.m. and sets at 4:47 p.m.. Day hours drop to 49 minutes. That is a real squeeze, but noticeably milder than London's winter hours.
The night hours stretch accordingly. A Moon hour on a December evening in LA is a long one, a good fit for the slower, inward things tradition gives the Moon: cooking, calling family, resting.
Because the swing is gentler, LA is a good city to learn planetary hours in. The pattern is easy to see without the hours ever getting absurdly short.
Clock time vs Sun time
Pacific time and the solar clock
LA springs forward on March 8 and falls back on November 1 in 2026. The planetary day does not notice. Sunrise is sunrise.
There is a second quirk. Clock noon in LA is not solar noon. Summer time pushes the clock an hour ahead of the Sun, so the midpoint of the day hours, the turn from the sixth to the seventh hour, falls close to 1 p.m. in summer.
The extremes for 2026: earliest sunrise 5:41 a.m. on June 12, latest sunset 8:08 p.m. on June 29.
The sky behind it
| Moment | Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest day hours | June 21 | 5:42 a.m. | 8:07 p.m. | 72.1 min |
| Shortest day hours | December 21 | 6:54 a.m. | 4:47 p.m. | 49.4 min |
| Earliest sunrise | June 12 | 5:41 a.m. | ||
| Latest sunset | June 29 | 8:08 p.m. | ||
| Clocks go forward | March 8 | no change | ||
| Clocks go back | November 1 | no change |
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Why this default
The Venus hour, and Los Angeles
We set this page's finder to Venus by default. LA is a city of studios, stages and good light, and Venus is the planet tradition hands art, beauty and pleasure. Tap any other planet to see when its next hours fall. As always, these are traditional associations for reflection and planning, not promises about outcomes.
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Quick answers
Are planetary hours the same in San Diego or Santa Monica?
Very close. Nearby cities differ by a few minutes because their sunrise and sunset differ slightly. Use the main calculator with your own location for exact times.
Does daylight saving change planetary hours in California?
No. The hours are set by the Sun. After March 8 or November 1, 2026, the same hour just reads one hour different on the clock.
Which day of the week is ruled by Venus?
Friday. On a Friday the first hour after sunrise is the Venus hour, and Venus returns every seventh hour after that.
