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 Monday, 4 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 09:11
- 4♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:24
- 5☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:38
- 6♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 14:04
- 8☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:45
- 11♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:58
- 12☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:11 – 20:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:44
- 3☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:04
- 6♂︎ Mars00:04 – 00:50
- 7☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:37
- 8♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:10
- 10☽︎ Moon03:10 – 03:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Simmering?
On Monday, 4 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:31 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.