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, 23 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:20
- 2☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:22
- 5♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:23
- 6☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:23
- 7♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:25
- 9☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:27
- 12♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:27
- 2♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:26
- 4☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:24
- 7♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:23
- 9♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:22
- 11☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Wednesday, 23 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:19 to 08:20: 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.