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, 12 April 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:51
- 2☽︎ Moon07:51 – 09:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:17
- 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:34
- 7♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:51
- 9☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:16
- 12♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:16
- 2♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 22:58
- 4☽︎ Moon22:58 – 23:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:15
- 9♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:58
- 11☽︎ Moon04:58 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Wednesday, 12 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:43 to 07:51: 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.