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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 16:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:44 – 08:26
- 2♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 09:50
- 4☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 11:55
- 7♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:37
- 8☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:19
- 9♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:43
- 11☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:25
- 2♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:43
- 3☉︎ Sun18:43 – 20:01
- 4♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:37
- 6☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:32
- 9♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:50
- 10☉︎ Sun03:50 – 05:08
- 11♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Penzing?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 16:06: the day lasts 8h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 15h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:44 to 08:26: 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.