Planetary hours
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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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:50 – 07:01
- 2♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:24
- 4☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 14:09
- 8☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:21
- 9♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:43
- 11☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 20:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 20:55
- 2♂︎ Mars20:55 – 21:44
- 3☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:32
- 4♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 00:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:36
- 9♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:25
- 10☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:13
- 11♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Favoriten?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:50 to 07:01: 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.