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, 22 December 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 09:54
- 3☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 13:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:29
- 10☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 15:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:48
- 2☉︎ Sun17:48 – 19:09
- 3♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:50
- 5☽︎ Moon21:50 – 23:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 03:13
- 9☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:33
- 10♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:15
- 12☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Friday, 22 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 16h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:35 to 09:14: 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.