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 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:16
- 2☽︎ Moon09:16 – 09:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 11:55
- 6☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:35
- 7♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 13:54
- 9☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 15:54
- 12♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:54
- 2♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:14 – 20:34
- 4☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 23:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:55
- 8☉︎ Sun01:55 – 03:16
- 9♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:56
- 11☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 7h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 16h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:37 to 09:16: 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.