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 Monday, 20 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:25
- 4♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:34
- 5☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:44
- 6♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 14:03
- 8☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:33
- 11♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:42
- 12☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:52 – 20:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:32
- 3☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:03
- 6♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:53
- 7☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:43
- 8♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:23
- 10☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:03 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottakring?
On Monday, 20 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:55 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.