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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:17
- 2♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 14:02
- 8☉︎ Sun14:02 – 15:10
- 9♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:25
- 11☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:33
- 2♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:25
- 3☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:18
- 4♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:03
- 6☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:33
- 10☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:25
- 11♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Penzing?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:09 to 07:17: 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.