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 Friday, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:28
- 3☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:52
- 7☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:59
- 8♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:11
- 10☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:23
- 2☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:17
- 3♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:05
- 5☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 00:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:47
- 8♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:41
- 9☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:23
- 12☽︎ Moon05:23 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Floridsdorf?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:15 to 07:22: 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.