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It
has historically been considered important to conduct ritual at the appropriate
time, on the appropriate day for best results. This is based upon the Planetary
Correspondences which assign a planetary ruler to each day of the week and
each hour of the day. (See
Planetary Correspondences) There are two basic methods for determining
the correct time for ritual, the Traditional and Alternate Methods. The
Traditional Method is the ancient one, where the hours are counted from
sunrise and sunset. The exact time of sunrise and sunset must be determined
to use this method. They vary throughout the year according to the length
of days. The Alternate Method dispenses with the exact timing and counts
the hours begining at Midnight rather than sunrise. This can be an easier
method for the modern world where life does not depend upon daily cycles
of light and dark. It is up to the individual practitioner to determine
for themselves which method to use. 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 |
(Repeat for remaining
hours till sunrise.)
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 |
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