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 Thursday, 11 March 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:16 – 07:15
- 2♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:13
- 3☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:11
- 4♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 11:07
- 6☽︎ Moon11:07 – 12:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 13:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 14:01
- 9♂︎ Mars14:01 – 14:59
- 10☉︎ Sun14:59 – 15:57
- 11♀︎ Venus15:57 – 16:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:55 – 17:53
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:53 – 18:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 19:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 20:58
- 4♂︎ Mars20:58 – 22:00
- 5☉︎ Sun22:00 – 23:02
- 6♀︎ Venus23:02 – 00:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 01:06
- 8☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:11
- 11♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:13
- 12☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottakring?
On Thursday, 11 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:16 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.