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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 16:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:11 – 07:56
- 2♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:25
- 4☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 10:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:40
- 7♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:24
- 8☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:09
- 9♀︎ Venus13:09 – 13:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:39
- 11☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:24
- 2♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:39
- 3☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:54
- 4♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:25
- 6☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:42
- 11♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donaustadt?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 16:08: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 15h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:11 to 07:56: 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.