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, 11 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:33 – 09:14
- 2♀︎ Venus09:14 – 09:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:37
- 4☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 11:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:25
- 11☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 16:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 18:07
- 2♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:25
- 3☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:44
- 4♀︎ Venus20:44 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:21
- 6☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:18
- 9♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:36
- 10☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:55
- 11♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Sunday, 11 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 8h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:33 to 09:14: 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.