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, 10 October 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:37
- 3☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:23
- 6♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:18
- 7☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:13
- 8♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:03
- 10☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 17:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 18:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:54
- 2☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:59
- 3♀︎ Venus20:59 – 22:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:09
- 5☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:24
- 8♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:29
- 9☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:34
- 10♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:44
- 12☽︎ Moon06:44 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Friday, 10 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 11h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:47 to 08:42: 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.