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 Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:47
- 2♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:51
- 4☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:57
- 7♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:59
- 8☉︎ Sun12:59 – 14:01
- 9♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:07
- 2♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:05
- 3☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:03
- 4♀︎ Venus21:03 – 22:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:59
- 6☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:52
- 9♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:50
- 10☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:48
- 11♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Evaton?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:45 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.