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
23:44	Saturn	00:57	7
00:57	Jupiter	02:09	8
02:09	Mars	03:22	9
03:22	Sun	04:34	10
04:34	Venus	05:47	11
05:47	Mercury	06:59	12
06:59	Moon	07:47	1
07:47	Saturn	08:34	2
08:34	Jupiter	09:22	3
09:22	Mars	10:09	4
10:09	Sun	10:57	5
10:57	Venus	11:44	6
11:44	Mercury	12:32	7

Start	Planet	End	Hour
12:32	Moon	13:19	8
13:19	Saturn	14:07	9
14:07	Jupiter	14:54	10
14:54	Mars	15:42	11
15:42	Sun	16:29	12
16:29	Venus	17:42	1
17:42	Mercury	18:54	2
18:54	Moon	20:07	3
20:07	Saturn	21:19	4
21:19	Jupiter	22:32	5
22:32	Mars	23:45	6
23:45	Sun	00:57	7

Planetary Hours

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