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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:37
- 3☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:24
- 6♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:19
- 7☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:15
- 8♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:06
- 10☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 17:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 18:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:53 – 19:57
- 2☉︎ Sun19:57 – 21:02
- 3♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:11
- 5☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:25
- 8♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:29
- 9☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:34
- 10♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:43
- 12☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:46 to 08:41: 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.