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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:28
- 2☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:42
- 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:37
- 9☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 18:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:32
- 12♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:32
- 2♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 22:56
- 4☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 03:47
- 11☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottakring?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 15h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 8h 20m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:09 to 06:28: 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.