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 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 09:01
- 3♂︎ Mars09:01 – 10:09
- 4☉︎ Sun10:09 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:33
- 7☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:57
- 10♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:05
- 11☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:13
- 12♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:13
- 2☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 22:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:48
- 5♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:40
- 6☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:32
- 7♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:16
- 9☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 05:51
- 12♂︎ Mars05:51 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Saturday, 11 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:45 to 07:53: 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.