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

Start	Planet	End	Hour
23:00	Mars	00:09	6
00:09	Sun	01:18	7
01:18	Venus	02:27	8
02:27	Mercury	03:37	9
03:37	Moon	04:46	10
04:46	Saturn	05:55	11
05:55	Jupiter	07:05	12
07:05	Mars	07:55	1
07:55	Sun	08:46	2
08:46	Venus	09:37	3
09:37	Mercury	10:28	4
10:28	Moon	11:19	5
11:19	Saturn	12:09	6

Start	Planet	End	Hour
12:09	Jupiter	13:00	7
13:00	Mars	13:51	8
13:51	Sun	14:42	9
14:42	Venus	15:33	10
15:33	Mercury	16:23	11
16:23	Moon	17:14	12
17:14	Saturn	18:23	1
18:23	Jupiter	19:32	2
19:32	Mars	20:42	3
20:42	Sun	21:51	4
21:51	Venus	23:00	5
23:00	Mercury	00:09	6

Planetary Hours

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