Planetary hours
in Evaton.
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, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:50
- 3☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:56
- 6♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:58
- 7☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:59
- 8♀︎ Venus12:59 – 14:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:03
- 10☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:07
- 2☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:05
- 3♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 22:01
- 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:55
- 8♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:53
- 9☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:51
- 10♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:48
- 12☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Evaton?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:47 to 06:49: 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.