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 Sunday, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 16:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:00 – 07:47
- 2♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:19
- 4☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:38
- 7♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:24
- 8☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:10
- 9♀︎ Venus13:10 – 13:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:43
- 11☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:29
- 2♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:43
- 3☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:57
- 4♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:25
- 6☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 02:06
- 9♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:20
- 10☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donaustadt?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 16:15: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 14h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:00 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.