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, 22 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:14
- 2☽︎ Moon09:14 – 09:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:12
- 5♂︎ Mars11:12 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 13:50
- 9☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 15:48
- 12♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:48
- 2♀︎ Venus17:48 – 19:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 20:29
- 4☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 23:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 03:12
- 9♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:54
- 11☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Wednesday, 22 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 16h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:34 to 09:14: 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.