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 Tuesday, 8 June 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:54 – 06:14
- 2☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:34
- 3♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 10:13
- 5☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:33
- 9☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:52
- 10♀︎ Venus16:52 – 18:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:32
- 12☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 21:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:12
- 3♂︎ Mars22:12 – 22:52
- 4☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:32
- 5♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 00:53
- 7☽︎ Moon00:53 – 01:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:33 – 02:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 02:53
- 10♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:34
- 11☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:14
- 12♀︎ Venus04:14 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Simmering?
On Tuesday, 8 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 15h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 8h 02m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:54 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.