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, 14 November 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:00 – 07:46
- 2☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:32
- 3♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:24
- 8♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:11
- 9☉︎ Sun13:11 – 13:57
- 10♀︎ Venus13:57 – 14:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:30
- 12☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:44
- 3♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:57
- 4☉︎ Sun19:57 – 21:11
- 5♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:39
- 7☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:20
- 10♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:34
- 11☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:47
- 12♀︎ Venus05:47 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donaustadt?
On Tuesday, 14 November 2028, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 14h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:00 to 07:46: 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.