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 Friday, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:30
- 3☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:23
- 6♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:21
- 7☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:19
- 8♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:15
- 10☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:10
- 2☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:13
- 3♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:17
- 5☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:24
- 8♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:27
- 9☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:29
- 10♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:34
- 12☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:34 to 08:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.