Planetary hours
in Simmering.
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, 6 November 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:36
- 2☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:37
- 7♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:14
- 9☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:39
- 12♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:39
- 2♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:51 – 20:02
- 4☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:14 – 22:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:38
- 7♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:50
- 8☉︎ Sun00:50 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Simmering?
On Wednesday, 6 November 2024, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:47 to 07:36: 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.