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, 10 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 21:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 12:15
- 6♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:37
- 7☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:58
- 8♀︎ Venus14:58 – 16:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:42
- 10☽︎ Moon17:42 – 19:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:25
- 2☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:03
- 3♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:20
- 5☽︎ Moon00:20 – 00:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 01:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:16
- 8♂︎ Mars02:16 – 02:54
- 9☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 04:49
- 12☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Friday, 10 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 21:47: the day lasts 16h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 7h 41m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:27 to 06:48: 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.