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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:10
- 3♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:02
- 4☉︎ Sun10:02 – 10:54
- 5♀︎ Venus10:54 – 11:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:46 – 12:37
- 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:13
- 10♂︎ Mars15:13 – 16:05
- 11☉︎ Sun16:05 – 16:57
- 12♀︎ Venus16:57 – 17:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 18:57
- 2☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 21:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 22:22
- 5♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:30
- 6☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 03:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:03 – 04:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:20
- 12♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donaustadt?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:27 to 08:18: 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.