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, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:16
- 3☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:23
- 6♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:25
- 7☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:27
- 8♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:32
- 10☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:37
- 2☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:35
- 3♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:30
- 5☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:24
- 8♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:21
- 9☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:19
- 10♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:15
- 12☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:11 to 08:13: 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.