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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:35
- 2☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:48
- 7♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:54
- 9☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:02
- 12♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:02
- 2♀︎ Venus20:02 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:57
- 4☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Floridsdorf?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:32 to 07:35: 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.