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, 25 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:44
- 2☽︎ Moon07:44 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 10:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 11:14
- 5♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:34
- 7♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:54
- 9☽︎ Moon15:54 – 17:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:24
- 12♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:24
- 2♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:04
- 4☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:35
- 7♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:25
- 8☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:15
- 9♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 04:55
- 11☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Wednesday, 25 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:34 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 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.