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 Saturday, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:30
- 3♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:28
- 4☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:20
- 7☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:12
- 10♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:10
- 11☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:07
- 12♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 20:08
- 2☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 22:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:16
- 5♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:18
- 6☉︎ Sun00:18 – 01:21
- 7♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:34
- 12♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:35 to 08:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.