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 Saturday, 16 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:32 – 08:44
- 3♂︎ Mars08:44 – 09:57
- 4☉︎ Sun09:57 – 11:10
- 5♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:35
- 7☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 16:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 17:13
- 10♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:26
- 11☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:39
- 12♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:39
- 2☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:01
- 5♂︎ Mars00:01 – 00:49
- 6☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:36
- 7♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:11
- 9☽︎ Moon03:11 – 03:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 04:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:46 – 05:33
- 12♂︎ Mars05:33 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Saturday, 16 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:19 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.