Planetary hours
in Essen.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 8 of the day, until 13:50
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:17
- 2☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:15
- 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 13:50
- 9☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:12
- 12♂︎ Mars16:12 – 16:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:59 – 18:12
- 2♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:37
- 4☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 23:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 00:16
- 7♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:30 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.