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, 6 October 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:34
- 3☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:24
- 6♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:20
- 7☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:16
- 8♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:09
- 10☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 18:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:02
- 2☉︎ Sun20:02 – 21:06
- 3♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:13
- 5☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:24
- 8♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:28
- 9☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:32
- 10♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:40
- 12☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Friday, 6 October 2028, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:42 to 08:38: 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.