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, 28 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 21:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:40
- 2♀︎ Venus06:40 – 08:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 12:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:35
- 7♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:58
- 8☉︎ Sun14:58 – 16:21
- 9♀︎ Venus16:21 – 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 – 23:07
- 3☉︎ Sun23:07 – 23:44
- 4♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 00:58
- 6☽︎ Moon00:58 – 01:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:03
- 11♀︎ Venus04:03 – 04:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Sunday, 28 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 21:52: the day lasts 16h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 7h 25m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:17 to 06:40: 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.