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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:31
- 3☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:47
- 6♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:52
- 7☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:57
- 8♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:08
- 10☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:19
- 2☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:13
- 3♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:02
- 5☽︎ Moon22:02 – 22:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:46
- 8♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:41
- 9☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:35
- 10♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:24
- 12☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Evaton?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:20 to 06:25: 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.