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, 17 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:13
- 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:45
- 12♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:45
- 2♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Evaton?
On Wednesday, 17 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:54 to 06:58: 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.