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 Monday, 26 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:04
- 4♂︎ Mars09:04 – 09:55
- 5☉︎ Sun09:55 – 10:47
- 6♀︎ Venus10:47 – 11:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:29
- 8☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:03
- 11♂︎ Mars15:03 – 15:54
- 12☉︎ Sun15:54 – 16:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:03
- 3☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:30
- 6♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:39
- 7☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:48
- 8♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:56 – 03:05
- 10☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 05:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottakring?
On Monday, 26 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:30 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.