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 Sunday, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 16:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:12
- 2♀︎ Venus08:12 – 08:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:28
- 8☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:10
- 9♀︎ Venus13:10 – 13:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:36
- 11☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 17:18
- 2♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:36
- 3☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:53
- 4♀︎ Venus19:53 – 21:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:28
- 6☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 01:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 02:21
- 9♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:38
- 10☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:56
- 11♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottakring?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 16:01: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:30 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.