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, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 21:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:49 – 08:09
- 3♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:29
- 4☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:49
- 5♀︎ Venus10:49 – 12:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 16:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:28
- 10♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:48
- 11☉︎ Sun18:48 – 20:08
- 12♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:08
- 2☽︎ Moon22:08 – 22:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:08
- 5♂︎ Mars00:08 – 00:48
- 6☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:28
- 7♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 02:48
- 9☽︎ Moon02:48 – 03:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 04:48
- 12♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 21:28: the day lasts 15h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 8h 00m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:29 to 06:49: 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.