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, 4 May 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:29
- 3☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 11:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 12:15
- 6♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:30
- 7☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:45
- 8♀︎ Venus14:45 – 16:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:15
- 10☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 21:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:45
- 2☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:30
- 3♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 23:59
- 5☽︎ Moon23:59 – 00:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:14
- 8♂︎ Mars02:14 – 02:58
- 9☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:43
- 10♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:13
- 12☽︎ Moon05:13 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Friday, 4 May 2029, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 8h 58m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:59 to 07:14: 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.