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, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 16:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 08:46
- 3☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 10:57
- 6♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:41
- 7☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:25
- 8♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 13:53
- 10☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:04 – 17:21
- 2☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:37
- 3♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 21:09
- 5☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:58
- 8♂︎ Mars00:58 – 02:14
- 9☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:30
- 10♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 06:03
- 12☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donaustadt?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 16:04: the day lasts 8h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 15h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:18 to 08:02: 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.