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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:38
- 4☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:52
- 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:57
- 8☉︎ Sun12:57 – 14:02
- 9♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:11
- 11☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:16
- 2♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:11
- 3☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 22:57
- 6☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:42
- 9♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:37
- 10☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:33
- 11♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Evaton?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:24 to 06:29: 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.