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 Monday, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 10:02
- 4♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:13
- 5☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:23
- 6♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:44
- 8☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 17:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:15
- 11♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:25
- 12☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:35
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:15
- 3☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:44
- 6♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:34
- 7☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:03
- 10☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 05:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:31 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.