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 Friday, 22 October 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:07 – 08:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 09:50
- 3☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:25
- 6♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:16
- 7☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:08
- 8♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:51
- 10☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:34
- 2☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:43
- 3♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 23:00
- 5☽︎ Moon23:00 – 00:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:35
- 9☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:43
- 10♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:00
- 12☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Friday, 22 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:07 to 08:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.