Planetary hours
in Floridsdorf.
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 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:22
- 2♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:51
- 7♂︎ Mars12:51 – 14:09
- 8☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:27
- 9♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 18:02
- 11☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:20
- 2♂︎ Mars21:20 – 22:02
- 3☉︎ Sun22:02 – 22:44
- 4♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:09
- 6☽︎ Moon00:09 – 00:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 02:57
- 10☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:39
- 11♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Floridsdorf?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 15h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 8h 25m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:04 to 06:22: 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.