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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 21:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:57
- 2♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 12:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:37
- 7♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:57
- 8☉︎ Sun14:57 – 16:18
- 9♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:58
- 11☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:18
- 2♂︎ Mars22:18 – 22:58
- 3☉︎ Sun22:58 – 23:38
- 4♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 00:58
- 6☽︎ Moon00:58 – 01:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 02:58
- 9♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:38
- 10☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:18
- 11♀︎ Venus04:18 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 21:38: the day lasts 16h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 8h 00m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:37 to 06:57: 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.