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 Wednesday, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 16:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:24
- 2☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 09:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:17
- 9☽︎ Moon13:17 – 13:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:22
- 12♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:04 – 17:22
- 2♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:58
- 4☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:53
- 7♂︎ Mars23:53 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Favoriten?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 16:04: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 15h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:43 to 08:24: 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.