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, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:13
- 2☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:35
- 9☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:36
- 12♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:36
- 2♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 22:56
- 4☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 02:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:34
- 11☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Simmering?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 16h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 7h 56m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:53 to 06:13: 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.