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, 19 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:18
- 3♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:20
- 4☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:26
- 7☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:32
- 10♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:34
- 11☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:36
- 12♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:36
- 2☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:30
- 5♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:28
- 6☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:26
- 7♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:23
- 9☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:17
- 12♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Saturday, 19 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:14 to 08:16: 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.