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, 30 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:30
- 2☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:25
- 5♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:23
- 6☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:19
- 9☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:14
- 12♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:14
- 2♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:18
- 4☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:23
- 7♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:26
- 9♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:29
- 11☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:31 to 08:30: 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.