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, 19 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:22
- 2☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 12:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:34
- 9☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 15:48
- 12♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:48
- 2♀︎ Venus17:48 – 19:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:18
- 4☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Floridsdorf?
On Wednesday, 19 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 15h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:37 to 08:22: 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.