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 Tuesday, 6 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:28
- 2☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:34
- 3♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:45
- 5☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 14:02
- 8♂︎ Mars14:02 – 15:08
- 9☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:14
- 10♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:25
- 12☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:19
- 3♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:13
- 4☉︎ Sun22:13 – 23:07
- 5♀︎ Venus23:07 – 00:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 00:56
- 7☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:38
- 10♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:32
- 11☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:26
- 12♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donaustadt?
On Tuesday, 6 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:23 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.