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, 9 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:37
- 3♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:32
- 4☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:28
- 5♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:19
- 7☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:06
- 10♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:02
- 11☉︎ Sun17:02 – 17:58
- 12♀︎ Venus17:58 – 18:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 19:58
- 2☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 22:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:07 – 23:11
- 5♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:16
- 6☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:20
- 7♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:29
- 9☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 06:43
- 12♂︎ Mars06:43 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Saturday, 9 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:45 to 08:41: 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.