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 Sunday, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:25
- 2♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 09:03
- 4☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 13:00
- 7♂︎ Mars13:00 – 14:19
- 8☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:37
- 9♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 18:15
- 11☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:34
- 2♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:15
- 3☉︎ Sun22:15 – 22:57
- 4♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:19
- 6☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:04
- 10☉︎ Sun03:04 – 03:45
- 11♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottakring?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 15h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:06 to 06:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.