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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 21:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:44
- 2♀︎ Venus06:44 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:29
- 4☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 12:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:36
- 7♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:58
- 8☉︎ Sun14:58 – 16:21
- 9♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 19:05
- 11☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:28 – 21:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:28
- 2♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:05
- 3☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:43
- 4♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 00:59
- 6☽︎ Moon00:59 – 01:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:29
- 10☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:07
- 11♀︎ Venus04:07 – 04:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 21:50: the day lasts 16h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 7h 33m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:22 to 06:44: 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.