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, 5 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:36
- 2♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:30
- 4☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:20
- 7♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:14
- 9♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:07
- 11☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:04
- 2♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:08
- 3☉︎ Sun21:08 – 22:11
- 4♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:18
- 6☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:28
- 9♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:31
- 10☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:35
- 11♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Sunday, 5 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:40 to 08:36: 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.