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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:18
- 2♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 09:50
- 4☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 12:52
- 8☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:38
- 9♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:09
- 11☽︎ Moon15:09 – 15:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:55
- 2♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:09
- 3☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:23
- 4♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 00:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 05:03
- 11♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Penzing?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 9h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 14h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:33 to 08:18: 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.