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 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:59 – 08:05
- 2♀︎ Venus08:05 – 09:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:17
- 4☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:36
- 7♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:42
- 8☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:48
- 9♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 18:00
- 11☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 21:06
- 2♂︎ Mars21:06 – 21:59
- 3☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:53
- 4♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:41
- 6☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:22
- 9♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:16
- 10☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:10
- 11♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Sunday, 5 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:59 to 08:05: 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.