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 Wednesday, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:53
- 2☽︎ Moon07:53 – 09:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:23
- 6☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:31
- 7♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:46
- 9☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 18:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:08
- 12♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:08
- 2♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:54
- 4☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:31
- 7♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:02
- 11☽︎ Moon05:02 – 05:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:46 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.