Tables of the Hours

They should choose the one they feel is right, both will work. Traditional Method Begin with sunrise. To look up time of sunrise go to this chart. If your city is not there, go to this calculator to find it. The first hour after sunrise is associated with the day's ruler. The hours that follow cycle through the planets and begin again at the ruler in the 8th hour. Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed. Thursday Friday Saturday Ruler Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sunrise- 1st Hour Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn 2nd Hour Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter 3rd Hour Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars 4th Hour Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun 5th Hour Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus 6th Hour Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury 7th Hour Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon (Repeat for remaining hours till sunset.) Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunset- 1st Hour Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury 2nd Hour Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon 3rd Hour Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn 4th Hour Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter 5th Hour Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars 6th Hour Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun 7th Hour Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus     Modern Method

In this method simply look up the time in the left column and find the ruler of that hour under the day of the week. Starts at Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed. Thursday Friday Saturday Midnight Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn 1:00am Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter 2:00am Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars 3:00am Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun 4:00am Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus 5:00am Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury 6:00am Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon 7:00am Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn 8:00am Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter 9:00am Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars 10:00am Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun 11:00am Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Noon Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury 1:00pm Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon 2:00pm Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn 3:00pm Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter 4:00pm Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars 5:00pm Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun 6:00pm Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus 7:00pm Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury 8:00pm Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon 9:00pm Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn 10:00pm Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter 11:00pm Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Sun Moon Mars