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 Sunday, 25 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 21:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:49
- 2♀︎ Venus06:49 – 08:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:29
- 4☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 12:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 13:30
- 7♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:50
- 8☉︎ Sun14:50 – 16:10
- 9♀︎ Venus16:10 – 17:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:50
- 11☽︎ Moon18:50 – 20:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:10
- 2♂︎ Mars22:10 – 22:50
- 3☉︎ Sun22:50 – 23:30
- 4♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 00:49
- 6☽︎ Moon00:49 – 01:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:28
- 10☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:08
- 11♀︎ Venus04:08 – 04:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Sunday, 25 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 21:31: the day lasts 16h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 7h 57m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:29 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.