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, 21 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:03
- 2☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:13
- 9☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:43
- 12♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:43
- 2♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:23
- 4☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Floridsdorf?
On Wednesday, 21 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:53 to 07:03: 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.