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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:49
- 3☽︎ Moon08:49 – 10:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 11:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:23
- 6♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:34
- 7☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:45
- 8♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:08
- 10☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:31
- 2☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:19
- 3♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 23:57
- 5☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:24
- 8♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:13
- 9☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:01
- 10♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:39
- 12☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:26 to 07:38: 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.