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, 26 October 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 09:55
- 3☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:26
- 6♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:16
- 7☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:06
- 8♀︎ Venus14:06 – 14:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:46
- 10☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:27
- 2☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:37
- 3♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 00:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:27
- 8♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:37
- 9☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:47
- 10♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:07
- 12☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Düsseldorf?
On Friday, 26 October 2029, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:15 to 09:05: 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.