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 Sunday, 14 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 21:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:37
- 2♀︎ Venus06:37 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:23
- 4☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 12:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:32
- 7♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:55
- 8☉︎ Sun14:55 – 16:18
- 9♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 19:04
- 11☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:27
- 2♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:04
- 3☉︎ Sun23:04 – 23:41
- 4♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 00:55
- 6☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:23
- 10☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:00
- 11♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Sunday, 14 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 21:50: the day lasts 16h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 7h 24m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:14 to 06:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.