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, 15 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 21:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:16
- 3☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:10
- 6♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:28
- 7☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:46
- 8♀︎ Venus14:46 – 16:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:22
- 10☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 21:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:17 – 21:58
- 2☉︎ Sun21:58 – 22:40
- 3♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:04
- 5☽︎ Moon00:04 – 00:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:09
- 8♂︎ Mars02:09 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:33
- 10♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 04:57
- 12☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Friday, 15 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 21:17: the day lasts 15h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:40 to 06:58: 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.