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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:49
- 6♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:37
- 7☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:25
- 8♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:02
- 10☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:39
- 2☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:51
- 3♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:14
- 5☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:49
- 8♂︎ Mars00:49 – 02:01
- 9☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:36
- 12☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donaustadt?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:47 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.