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, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:29
- 3☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:23
- 6♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:20
- 7☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:14
- 10☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:09
- 2☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:12
- 3♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:16
- 5☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:23
- 8♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:26
- 9☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:28
- 10♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:33
- 12☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:34 to 08:31: 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.