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, 7 April 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 09:07
- 3☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:28
- 6♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:35
- 7☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:42
- 8♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:55
- 10☽︎ Moon16:55 – 18:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:09
- 2☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:02
- 3♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:48
- 5☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:27
- 8♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:20
- 9☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:13
- 10♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 05:59
- 12☽︎ Moon05:59 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Friday, 7 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:54 to 08:01: 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.