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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:35
- 9♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:49
- 11☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 19:57
- 2♂︎ Mars19:57 – 20:49
- 3☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:42
- 4♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:06
- 9♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:51
- 11♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Evaton?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:36 to 06:43: 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.