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 Wednesday, 27 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:20
- 2☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 10:15
- 5♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 14:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:28
- 9☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 18:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:23
- 12♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:23
- 2♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:46
- 4☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:37
- 11☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Floridsdorf?
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 15h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 8h 19m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:02 to 06:20: 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.