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, 10 November 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:54 – 07:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:29
- 3☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:51
- 6♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:38
- 7☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:25
- 8♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:00
- 10☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:35
- 2☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:47
- 3♀︎ Venus18:47 – 20:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:13
- 5☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:52
- 8♂︎ Mars00:52 – 02:04
- 9☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:43
- 12☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ottakring?
On Friday, 10 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:54 to 07:42: 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.