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 Tuesday, 22 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:18
- 2☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:19
- 3♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:22
- 5☽︎ Moon11:22 – 12:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:25
- 8♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:26
- 9☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:27
- 10♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:29
- 12☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:28
- 3♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:27
- 4☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:26
- 5♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:24
- 7☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:22
- 10♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:21
- 11☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:20
- 12♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Tuesday, 22 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 11h 49m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:17 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.