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, 1 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:31
- 2☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:25
- 5♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:23
- 6☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:21
- 7♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:18
- 9☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:12
- 12♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:12
- 2♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:16
- 4☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:26
- 9♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:31
- 11☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Wednesday, 1 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:33 to 08:31: 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.