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 Wednesday, 10 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:19
- 6☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 12:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:49
- 9☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:18
- 12♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:18
- 2♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:38
- 4☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:28
- 9♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Penzing?
On Wednesday, 10 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:10 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.