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, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 12:09
- 6♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:48
- 8♀︎ Venus14:48 – 16:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:28
- 10☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:47 – 20:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:07 – 21:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:07
- 2☉︎ Sun22:07 – 22:47
- 3♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:08
- 5☽︎ Moon00:08 – 00:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:08
- 8♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:48
- 9☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:29
- 10♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 04:49
- 12☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 21:27: the day lasts 15h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 8h 03m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:30 to 06:50: 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.