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, 21 October 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 08:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:50
- 3♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:42
- 4☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:17
- 7☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 15:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:51
- 10♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:43
- 11☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:35
- 12♀︎ Venus17:35 – 18:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:35
- 2☽︎ Moon19:35 – 20:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:43 – 21:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 23:00
- 5♂︎ Mars23:00 – 00:09
- 6☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:17
- 7♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:34
- 9☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 07:00
- 12♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Saturday, 21 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:07 to 08:58: 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.