Planetary hours
in Düsseldorf.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 8 of the day, until 13:51
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:18
- 2☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:16
- 7♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:13
- 12♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:01 – 18:14
- 2♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:39
- 4☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 23:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 00:16
- 7♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 05:07
- 11☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:30 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.