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, 7 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:25
- 3☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:10
- 6♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:05
- 7☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:59
- 8♀︎ Venus12:59 – 13:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:49
- 10☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:39
- 2☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:44
- 3♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:54
- 5☽︎ Moon21:54 – 23:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 00:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:10
- 8♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:31
- 12☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Evaton?
On Friday, 7 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:35 to 07:30: 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.