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 Venus, and the first night hour by Mars. The hour currently in progress is ruled by Venus.

Start	Planet	End	Hour
22:52	Venus	00:05	6
00:05	Mercury	01:17	7
01:17	Moon	02:29	8
02:29	Saturn	03:41	9
03:41	Jupiter	04:53	10
04:53	Mars	06:05	11
06:05	Sun	07:17	12
07:17	Venus	08:05	1
08:05	Mercury	08:53	2
08:53	Moon	09:41	3
09:41	Saturn	10:29	4
10:29	Jupiter	11:17	5
11:17	Mars	12:05	6

Start	Planet	End	Hour
12:05	Sun	12:53	7
12:53	Venus	13:41	8
13:41	Mercury	14:29	9
14:29	Moon	15:17	10
15:17	Saturn	16:05	11
16:05	Jupiter	16:53	12
16:53	Mars	18:05	1
18:05	Sun	19:17	2
19:17	Venus	20:29	3
20:29	Mercury	21:41	4
21:41	Moon	22:53	5
22:53	Saturn	00:05	6

Planetary Hours

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