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, 9 November 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:53 – 07:40
- 2♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:28
- 3☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:15
- 4♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:03 – 10:50
- 6☽︎ Moon10:50 – 11:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:13
- 9♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:00
- 10☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:48
- 11♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:23
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 20:01
- 4♂︎ Mars20:01 – 21:13
- 5☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:26
- 6♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:51
- 8☽︎ Moon00:51 – 02:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 03:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:29
- 11♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:42
- 12☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottakring?
On Thursday, 9 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:53 to 07:40: 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.