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 Wednesday, 2 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 06:16
- 2☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:30
- 9☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 18:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:28
- 12♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:28
- 2♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 22:49
- 4☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 02:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:35
- 11☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donaustadt?
On Wednesday, 2 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 15h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 8h 10m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:57 to 06:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.