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, 2 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:09
- 2☽︎ Moon08:09 – 08:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:32
- 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:43
- 9☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:06
- 12♂︎ Mars16:06 – 16:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:54 – 18:06
- 2♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:31
- 4☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:56
- 11☽︎ Moon04:56 – 06:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Floridsdorf?
On Wednesday, 2 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 14h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:22 to 08:09: 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.