Planetary Hours

Each hour of the day and night is calculated and matched to a certain planet for its influence. The Planetary Hours are based on an ancient astrological system, the Chaldean order of the planets -- Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, then repeating endlessly.

Each Planetary Hour of the Planetary Day is ruled by a different planet. The planet that rules the first hour of the day is also the ruler of the whole day and gives the day its name.

Once you know what planet the hour is associated with, you can then associate the properties of that planet to that hour.

Doing your magickal workings within a certain Planetary Hour adds an extra oomph to your spells.

Calculating Planetary Hours

The planetary days are divided into 24 planetary hours with the first hour of the day beginning at sunrise and the last hour of the day ending at sunrise of the next planetary day. The period that extends from sunrise to sunset (daylight) is divided into 12 hours and the period extending from sunset to sunrise of the next day (nighttime) is also divided into 12 hours giving the 24 hours of the planetary day. However, the term Hour does not necessarily mean 60 minutes.

These influences can either help or dissolve your effort so it is important to calculate carefully.

Your planetary hours are specific to your exact location. In order to calculate your planetary hours, you will need to know the sunrise and sunset for your area. You can get this from your local newscast, newspaper or online.

Now comes the math.

1. Figure out how many minutes there will be between Sunrise and sunset

For example, say the sunrise is 6 a.m. and sunset is 8 p.m. There would be 840 minutes of daylight.

2. You then divide that number by 12 to get the number of minutes in each planetary hour of the day.

840/12= 70. So, each day planetary hour in our example would be 70 minutes long.

3. Divide your day hours into planetary hours using the minutes as your guide for increment

hour 1 in our example: 6-7:10 a.m.
Hour 2: 7:10-8:20 a.m. etc.

4. Repeat process for time between Sunset and Sunrise (for the next day) to figure out your night planetary hours.

Planetary Hours Chart

Day Hours:
Hour Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday:
1 - Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn
2 - Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter
3 - Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars
4 - Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun
5 - Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus
6 - Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury
7 - Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon
8 - Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn
9 - Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter
10 - Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars
11 - Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun
12 - Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus

Night Hours:
Hour Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday:
1 - Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury
2 - Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon
3 - Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn
4 - Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter
5 - Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars
6 - Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun
7 - Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus
8 - Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury
9 - Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon
10 - Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn
11 - Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter
12 - Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars

Planetary Hour Meanings

Sun: Longevity to project or situation, making public announcements, asking for favors and promotions, good for signing contracts, creativity, ambition, employment, money, protection, men, fire, personal power, purification, exorcism, and spiritual work

Moon: New beginnings, emotions, psychic powers, the home, children, fertility, dreams, past, women, animals, reincarnation

Venus: Ideal for social events, making peace, love, creativity, travel, Love, romance, beauty, kindness, fidelity, husband, wife, gardening, shopping, pets, music, poetry, and art

Mercury: Correspondence, communication, contracts, ideas, business decisions, divination, the intellect, learning, writing, herbalism, reading, singing, teaching, wisdom, and mathematics

Saturn: Stability, earthing a spell, past lives, rebirth, binding, lies, losses, completion, death and protection from psychic attack

Jupiter: Plan for the future, sports, journeys, people are usually more giving, expansion, luck, spirituality, prosperity, money, employment, friendship, investments, ambition, wealth and success

Mars: Time to start anything new, especially if it's self-initiated, energy, courage, anger, power, lust, banishing, competition, needle crafts, aggression