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 Saturday, 5 June 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:35
- 3♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:54
- 4☉︎ Sun08:54 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:52
- 7☽︎ Moon12:52 – 14:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:51
- 10♂︎ Mars16:51 – 18:10
- 11☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:30
- 12♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:30
- 2☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 22:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:31
- 5♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:12
- 6☉︎ Sun00:12 – 00:52
- 7♀︎ Venus00:52 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:13
- 9☽︎ Moon02:13 – 02:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:15
- 12♂︎ Mars04:15 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Simmering?
On Saturday, 5 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 15h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 8h 06m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:56 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.