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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 09:55
- 3♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:35
- 4☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:14
- 5♀︎ Venus11:14 – 11:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 13:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 14:31
- 10♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:11
- 11☉︎ Sun15:11 – 15:50
- 12♀︎ Venus15:50 – 16:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:50
- 2☽︎ Moon17:50 – 19:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:11 – 20:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:52
- 5♂︎ Mars21:52 – 23:13
- 6☉︎ Sun23:13 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 03:14
- 9☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 07:16
- 12♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:36 to 09:16: 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.