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, 11 October 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:38
- 3♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:33
- 4☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:28
- 5♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:18
- 7☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:02
- 10♂︎ Mars16:02 – 16:57
- 11☉︎ Sun16:57 – 17:52
- 12♀︎ Venus17:52 – 18:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 19:52
- 2☽︎ Moon19:52 – 20:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 22:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 23:08
- 5♂︎ Mars23:08 – 00:13
- 6☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:19
- 7♀︎ Venus01:19 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:29
- 9☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:45
- 12♂︎ Mars06:45 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Saturday, 11 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:49 to 08:44: 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.