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, 7 March 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:19
- 2☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:17
- 3♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:11
- 5☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:02
- 8♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:59
- 9☉︎ Sun13:59 – 14:56
- 10♀︎ Venus14:56 – 15:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:50
- 12☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:48
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 18:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:53
- 3♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:56
- 4☉︎ Sun20:56 – 21:58
- 5♀︎ Venus21:58 – 23:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 00:04
- 7☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:12
- 10♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:18
- 12♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donaustadt?
On Tuesday, 7 March 2028, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:22 to 07:19: 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.