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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:01
- 9☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:15
- 12♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:15
- 2♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:06
- 4☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:47
- 8☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottakring?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:23 to 07:27: 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.