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, 21 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 21:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:37
- 2♀︎ Venus06:37 – 08:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 09:24
- 4☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 12:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 13:33
- 7♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:56
- 8☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:20
- 9♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 19:06
- 11☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 22:29
- 2♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:06
- 3☉︎ Sun23:06 – 23:43
- 4♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 00:57
- 6☽︎ Moon00:57 – 01:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:33 – 02:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:24
- 10☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:01
- 11♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Sunday, 21 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 21:52: the day lasts 16h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 7h 22m: 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.