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, 28 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 08:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:46
- 4♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:46
- 5☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:45
- 6♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:43
- 8☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:41
- 11♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:40
- 12☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:41
- 3☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:44
- 6♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:45
- 7☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:46
- 8♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:47
- 10☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Simmering?
On Monday, 28 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:49 to 07:48: 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.