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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:23
- 2♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 12:49
- 8☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:33
- 9♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:02
- 11☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:46
- 2♂︎ Mars17:46 – 19:01
- 3☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:17
- 4♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:48
- 6☽︎ Moon22:48 – 00:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:51
- 10☉︎ Sun03:51 – 05:07
- 11♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottakring?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 8h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:39 to 08:23: 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.