Planetary hours
in Linz.
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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:30
- 2☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 09:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:28
- 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 13:07
- 7♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:46
- 9☽︎ Moon15:46 – 17:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:44
- 12♂︎ Mars19:44 – 21:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:45
- 2♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:06
- 4☽︎ Moon23:06 – 23:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:08
- 7♂︎ Mars01:08 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 03:50
- 11☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Linz?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 15h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 8h 07m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:11 to 06:30: 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.