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, 3 January 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 16:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:10
- 3☽︎ Moon09:10 – 09:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:17
- 6♂︎ Mars11:17 – 11:59
- 7☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:41
- 8♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:06
- 10☽︎ Moon14:06 – 14:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:31
- 2☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:48
- 3♀︎ Venus18:48 – 20:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:24
- 5☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:34
- 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:52
- 10♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:27
- 12☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottakring?
On Friday, 3 January 2025, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 16:13: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:45 to 08:27: 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.