Planetary hours
in Penzing.
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, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 16:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:45 – 08:27
- 2♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 11:59
- 7♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:42
- 8☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:24
- 9♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:49
- 11☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:32
- 2♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:49
- 3☉︎ Sun18:49 – 20:07
- 4♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:42
- 6☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:34
- 9♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:52
- 10☉︎ Sun03:52 – 05:10
- 11♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Penzing?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 16:14: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:45 to 08:27: 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.