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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:57 – 07:13
- 2♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:47
- 4☽︎ Moon09:47 – 11:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 12:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:37
- 7♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:54
- 8☉︎ Sun14:54 – 16:11
- 9♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:44
- 11☽︎ Moon18:44 – 20:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 21:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:01
- 2♂︎ Mars22:01 – 22:44
- 3☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:28
- 4♀︎ Venus23:28 – 00:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 00:55
- 6☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:05
- 9♂︎ Mars03:05 – 03:48
- 10☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:32
- 11♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:57 to 07:13: 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.