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, 15 December 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:50
- 3☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 11:48
- 6♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:28
- 7☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:07
- 8♀︎ Venus13:07 – 13:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:26
- 10☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 15:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:45
- 2☉︎ Sun17:45 – 19:06
- 3♀︎ Venus19:06 – 20:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:47
- 5☽︎ Moon21:47 – 23:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:49
- 8♂︎ Mars01:49 – 03:09
- 9☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:30
- 10♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:11
- 12☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Friday, 15 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:30 to 09:10: 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.