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 Saturday, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 07:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:24
- 3♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:40
- 4☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:57
- 5♀︎ Venus10:57 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 16:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 17:18
- 10♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:35
- 11☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:51
- 12♀︎ Venus19:51 – 21:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 21:51
- 2☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:02
- 5♂︎ Mars00:02 – 00:45
- 6☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:29
- 7♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 02:56
- 9☽︎ Moon02:56 – 03:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:06
- 12♂︎ Mars05:06 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:51 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.