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, 12 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 21:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 08:00
- 3☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 12:09
- 6♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:31
- 7☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:54
- 8♀︎ Venus14:54 – 16:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:40
- 10☽︎ Moon17:40 – 19:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:26
- 2☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:03
- 3♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:17
- 5☽︎ Moon00:17 – 00:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:09
- 8♂︎ Mars02:09 – 02:46
- 9☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:23
- 10♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:37
- 12☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Friday, 12 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 21:48: the day lasts 16h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 7h 26m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:15 to 06:37: 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.