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, 18 December 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 09:51
- 3♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:30
- 4☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:10
- 5♀︎ Venus11:10 – 11:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:29
- 7☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 13:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:27
- 10♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:07
- 11☉︎ Sun15:07 – 15:46
- 12♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:46
- 2☽︎ Moon17:46 – 19:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 20:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:48
- 5♂︎ Mars21:48 – 23:09
- 6☉︎ Sun23:09 – 00:29
- 7♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:50 – 03:10
- 9☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 07:12
- 12♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Saturday, 18 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:32 to 09:12: 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.