Planetary hours
in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:14
- 2☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:25
- 3♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:45
- 5☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 13:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 14:16
- 8♂︎ Mars14:16 – 15:26
- 9☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:37
- 10♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 18:57
- 12☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 20:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:47
- 3♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:37
- 4☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:27
- 5♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:06
- 7☽︎ Moon01:06 – 01:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 02:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:36
- 10♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:26
- 11☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:15
- 12♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:04 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.