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 Friday, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:05
- 3☽︎ Moon09:05 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:21
- 6♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:06
- 7☉︎ Sun12:06 – 12:51
- 8♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:22
- 10☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 15:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:52
- 2☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:07
- 3♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:36
- 5☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 00:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:20
- 8♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:35
- 9☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:50
- 10♀︎ Venus03:50 – 05:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:19
- 12☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottakring?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 9h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 14h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:35 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.