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 Tuesday, 10 September 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:59 – 08:04
- 2☉︎ Sun08:04 – 09:09
- 3♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:18
- 5☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:28 – 14:33
- 8♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:37
- 9☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:42
- 10♀︎ Venus16:42 – 17:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 18:52
- 12☽︎ Moon18:52 – 19:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 20:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 21:47
- 3♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:43
- 4☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:38
- 5♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:29
- 7☽︎ Moon01:29 – 02:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:15
- 10♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:10
- 11☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:05
- 12♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Tuesday, 10 September 2024, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:59 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.