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 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:57
- 2☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:59
- 7♀︎ Venus12:59 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:24
- 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 19:01
- 12♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:01
- 2♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:37
- 4☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:00
- 7♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:47
- 8☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottakring?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 14h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:44 to 06:57: 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.