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 Tuesday, 16 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:45 – 07:44
- 2☉︎ Sun07:44 – 08:44
- 3♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:43
- 5☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:41
- 8♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:40
- 9☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:40
- 10♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:39
- 12☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 20:39
- 3♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:39
- 4☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:40
- 5♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:40
- 7☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:42
- 10♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:42
- 11☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:42
- 12♀︎ Venus05:42 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Tuesday, 16 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:45 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.