Question 1

What is a planetary hour?

Accepted Answer

A planetary hour is one twelfth of daylight (sunrise to sunset) or one twelfth of the night (sunset to the next sunrise). Each hour is associated with a planet from the seven classical planets in the Chaldean order.

Question 2

How are planetary hours calculated?

Accepted Answer

Daylight is divided into 12 equal hours from sunrise to sunset, and night into 12 equal hours from sunset to the next sunrise. The ruler of each hour follows the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon. The first daylight hour is ruled by the planet of the weekday.

Question 3

Which planet rules the current hour in New York?

Accepted Answer

Today the first daylight hour is ruled by Moon, and the first night hour by Venus. The hour currently in progress is ruled by Moon.

Start	Planet	End	Hour
23:06	Mercury	00:03	5
00:03	Moon	01:00	6
01:00	Saturn	01:57	7
01:57	Jupiter	02:54	8
02:54	Mars	03:51	9
03:51	Sun	04:48	10
04:48	Venus	05:45	11
05:45	Mercury	06:42	12
06:42	Moon	07:45	1
07:45	Saturn	08:48	2
08:48	Jupiter	09:51	3
09:51	Mars	10:54	4
10:54	Sun	11:57	5

Start	Planet	End	Hour
11:57	Venus	13:00	6
13:00	Mercury	14:03	7
14:03	Moon	15:06	8
15:06	Saturn	16:09	9
16:09	Jupiter	17:12	10
17:12	Mars	18:15	11
18:15	Sun	19:18	12
19:18	Venus	20:15	1
20:15	Mercury	21:12	2
21:12	Moon	22:09	3
22:09	Saturn	23:06	4
23:06	Jupiter	00:03	5

Planetary Hours

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