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 Thursday, 3 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:21
- 2♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:27
- 3☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:34
- 4♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:47
- 6☽︎ Moon11:47 – 12:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 14:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 15:06
- 9♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:13
- 10☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:19
- 11♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:32
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:13
- 4♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:07
- 5☉︎ Sun23:07 – 00:00
- 6♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:48
- 8☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:29
- 11♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:22
- 12☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottakring?
On Thursday, 3 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:15 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.