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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:27
- 3☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:46
- 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:52
- 7☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:58
- 8♀︎ Venus12:58 – 14:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:10
- 10☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:23
- 2☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:16
- 3♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:45
- 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:39
- 9☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:33
- 10♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:21
- 12☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Evaton?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:15 to 06:21: 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.