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 Friday, 20 September 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:18
- 3☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:23
- 6♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:26
- 8♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:29
- 10☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:32
- 2☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:31
- 3♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:28
- 5☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:24
- 8♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:22
- 9☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:21
- 10♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:18
- 12☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Friday, 20 September 2024, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:15 to 08:16: 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.