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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:19
- 2☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 11:06
- 5♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:38
- 7♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 16:09
- 9☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:57
- 12♂︎ Mars19:57 – 21:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:13 – 21:57
- 2♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:26
- 4☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 00:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:39
- 7♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:23
- 8☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:07
- 9♀︎ Venus03:07 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:03 to 07:19: 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.