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, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:13
- 2☽︎ Moon09:13 – 09:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 14:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:11
- 12♂︎ Mars16:11 – 16:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:52 – 18:11
- 2♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:47
- 4☽︎ Moon20:47 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:59
- 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:54
- 11☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 15h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:31 to 09:13: 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.