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, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:31
- 3♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:45
- 4☉︎ Sun09:45 – 11:00
- 5♀︎ Venus11:00 – 12:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:13
- 10♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:27
- 11☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:42
- 12♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:41
- 2☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 23:57
- 5♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:43
- 6☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:28
- 7♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 02:59
- 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 03:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:15
- 12♂︎ Mars05:15 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 14h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:02 to 07:16: 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.