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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:16
- 2☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:39
- 5♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:46
- 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 13:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:30
- 12♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:30
- 2♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 23:53
- 7♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:46
- 8☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:38
- 9♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:24
- 11☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Evaton?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:09 to 06:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.