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, 18 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 08:50
- 3♂︎ Mars08:50 – 10:01
- 4☉︎ Sun10:01 – 11:11
- 5♀︎ Venus11:11 – 12:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:31
- 7☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 17:02
- 10♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:12
- 11☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:23
- 12♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:23
- 2☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:51
- 5♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:41
- 6☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:30
- 7♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:09
- 9☽︎ Moon03:09 – 03:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 04:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:38
- 12♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Saturday, 18 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:30 to 07:40: 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.