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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 10 of the night, until 04:36
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:45
- 2☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:29
- 9☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 15:56
- 12♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:45 – 17:56
- 2♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:18
- 4☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salzburg?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 14h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:56 to 07:45: 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.