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 Friday, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:39
- 3☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 10:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:39
- 6♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:59
- 7☉︎ Sun12:59 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:38 – 16:58
- 10☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:38
- 2☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:18
- 3♀︎ Venus22:18 – 22:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:39
- 5☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 00:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:39
- 8♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:19
- 9☉︎ Sun02:19 – 02:59
- 10♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:20
- 12☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Penzing?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 15h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 8h 02m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:59 to 06:19: 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.