Planetary hours
in Vienna.
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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:24
- 2☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:47
- 6☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:37
- 7♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:19
- 9☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:51
- 12♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:42 – 17:51
- 2♀︎ Venus17:51 – 19:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 20:10
- 4☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:38
- 7♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 03:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vienna?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:33 to 07:24: 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.