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 Wednesday, 12 July 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:32
- 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:43
- 9☽︎ Moon15:43 – 17:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:36
- 12♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:36
- 2♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:01
- 4☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:08
- 7♂︎ Mars01:08 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee?
On Wednesday, 12 July 2028, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 15h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 8h 28m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:21 to 06:39: 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.