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

Start	Planet	End	Hour
23:01	Sun	00:09	6
00:09	Venus	01:18	7
01:18	Mercury	02:26	8
02:26	Moon	03:34	9
03:34	Saturn	04:43	10
04:43	Jupiter	05:51	11
05:51	Mars	06:59	12
06:59	Sun	07:51	1
07:51	Venus	08:43	2
08:43	Mercury	09:35	3
09:35	Moon	10:26	4
10:26	Saturn	11:18	5
11:18	Jupiter	12:10	6

Start	Planet	End	Hour
12:10	Mars	13:02	7
13:02	Sun	13:53	8
13:53	Venus	14:45	9
14:45	Mercury	15:37	10
15:37	Moon	16:29	11
16:29	Saturn	17:20	12
17:20	Jupiter	18:29	1
18:29	Mars	19:37	2
19:37	Sun	20:45	3
20:45	Venus	21:53	4
21:53	Mercury	23:01	5
23:01	Moon	00:09	6

Planetary Hours

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