Planetary hours
in Salzburg.
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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:50
- 5♂︎ Mars10:50 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:31
- 9☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 19:03
- 12♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:03
- 2♀︎ Venus21:03 – 21:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:42
- 4☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salzburg?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:08 to 07:18: 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.