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 Mercury, and the first night hour by Sun. The hour currently in progress is ruled by Mercury.

Start	Planet	End	Hour
23:30	Venus	00:15	5
00:15	Mercury	00:59	6
00:59	Moon	01:44	7
01:44	Saturn	02:29	8
02:29	Jupiter	03:14	9
03:14	Mars	03:59	10
03:59	Sun	04:43	11
04:43	Venus	05:28	12
05:28	Mercury	06:43	1
06:43	Moon	07:59	2
07:59	Saturn	09:14	3
09:14	Jupiter	10:29	4
10:29	Mars	11:44	5

Start	Planet	End	Hour
11:44	Sun	12:59	6
12:59	Venus	14:15	7
14:15	Mercury	15:30	8
15:30	Moon	16:45	9
16:45	Saturn	18:00	10
18:00	Jupiter	19:15	11
19:15	Mars	20:31	12
20:31	Sun	21:15	1
21:15	Venus	22:00	2
22:00	Mercury	22:45	3
22:45	Moon	23:30	4
23:30	Saturn	00:15	5

Planetary Hours

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