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, 3 January 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 16:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:44 – 08:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 09:51
- 4♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:34
- 5☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:16
- 6♀︎ Venus11:16 – 11:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 12:40
- 8☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:23 – 14:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 14:47
- 11♂︎ Mars14:47 – 15:30
- 12☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:47
- 3☽︎ Moon18:47 – 20:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 21:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:40
- 6♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:58
- 7☉︎ Sun23:58 – 01:16
- 8♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:51
- 10☽︎ Moon03:51 – 05:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Simmering?
On Monday, 3 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 16:12: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:44 to 08:27: 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.