Planetary hours
in Donaustadt.
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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 08:17
- 3♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:27
- 4☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:37
- 5♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:46 – 12:56
- 7☽︎ Moon12:56 – 14:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 15:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:25
- 10♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:35
- 11☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:45
- 12♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 20:45
- 2☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:16
- 5♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:06
- 6☉︎ Sun00:06 – 00:57
- 7♀︎ Venus00:57 – 01:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:37
- 9☽︎ Moon02:37 – 03:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:08
- 12♂︎ Mars05:08 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donaustadt?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:57 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.