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, 5 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 21:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 08:02
- 3☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 12:08
- 6♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:30
- 7☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:52
- 8♀︎ Venus14:52 – 16:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:37
- 10☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:59 – 20:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:21
- 2☉︎ Sun22:21 – 22:59
- 3♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:14
- 5☽︎ Moon00:14 – 00:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:08
- 8♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:46
- 9☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:23
- 10♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:39
- 12☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Friday, 5 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 21:43: the day lasts 16h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 7h 34m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:18 to 06:40: 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.