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, 7 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:11
- 4♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:17
- 5☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:23
- 6♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:35
- 8☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:53
- 11♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:59
- 12☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:04
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:04 – 20:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:53
- 3☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:36
- 6♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:30
- 7☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:12
- 10☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Monday, 7 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:53 to 07:59: 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.