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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:31
- 2♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:57
- 4☽︎ Moon09:57 – 11:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:35
- 7♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:48
- 8☉︎ Sun14:48 – 16:01
- 9♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:26
- 11☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:39 – 20:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 21:39
- 2♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:27
- 3☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:14
- 4♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 00:49
- 6☽︎ Moon00:49 – 01:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 03:58
- 10☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:45
- 11♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:19 to 07:31: 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.