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

Start	Planet	End	Hour
23:12	Moon	00:02	5
00:02	Saturn	00:52	6
00:52	Jupiter	01:43	7
01:43	Mars	02:33	8
02:33	Sun	03:23	9
03:23	Venus	04:14	10
04:14	Mercury	05:04	11
05:04	Moon	05:54	12
05:54	Saturn	07:04	1
07:04	Jupiter	08:14	2
08:14	Mars	09:24	3
09:24	Sun	10:33	4
10:33	Venus	11:43	5

Start	Planet	End	Hour
11:43	Mercury	12:53	6
12:53	Moon	14:03	7
14:03	Saturn	15:12	8
15:12	Jupiter	16:22	9
16:22	Mars	17:32	10
17:32	Sun	18:42	11
18:42	Venus	19:52	12
19:52	Mercury	20:42	1
20:42	Moon	21:32	2
21:32	Saturn	22:22	3
22:22	Jupiter	23:12	4
23:12	Mars	00:02	5

Planetary Hours

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