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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:40 – 07:29
- 2♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:38
- 7♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:27
- 8☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:17
- 9♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:56
- 11☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:46
- 2♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:57
- 3☉︎ Sun18:57 – 20:07
- 4♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:28
- 6☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 03:10
- 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:20
- 11♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Penzing?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:40 to 07:29: 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.