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, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 21:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 08:05
- 3☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 12:13
- 6♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:36
- 7☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:58
- 8♀︎ Venus14:58 – 16:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:43
- 10☽︎ Moon17:43 – 19:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:28
- 2☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:06
- 3♀︎ Venus23:06 – 23:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:21
- 5☽︎ Moon00:21 – 00:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:13
- 8♂︎ Mars02:13 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:28
- 10♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:44
- 12☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 21:51: the day lasts 16h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 7h 30m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:20 to 06:43: 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.