Planetary hours
in Ottakring.
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 Friday, 17 November 2023: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 16:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:04 – 07:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:35
- 3☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 10:53
- 6♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:39
- 7☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:25
- 8♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 13:57
- 10☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:28
- 2☉︎ Sun17:28 – 18:43
- 3♀︎ Venus18:43 – 19:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:11
- 5☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:54
- 8♂︎ Mars00:54 – 02:08
- 9☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:22
- 10♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:51
- 12☽︎ Moon05:51 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottakring?
On Friday, 17 November 2023, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 16:14: the day lasts 9h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 14h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:04 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.