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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:56
- 5♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:07
- 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:15
- 12♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:15
- 2♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:10
- 4☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:52
- 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salzburg?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:46 to 07:48: 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.