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 Wednesday, 12 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 16:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 07:44
- 2☽︎ Moon07:44 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:04
- 5♂︎ Mars10:04 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:38
- 7♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:12
- 9☽︎ Moon13:12 – 13:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 14:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:33
- 12♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:33
- 2♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 19:59
- 4☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:32
- 11☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottakring?
On Wednesday, 12 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 16:19: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:57 to 07:44: 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.