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 Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:37 – 08:34
- 2♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:20
- 7♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:14
- 9♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:08
- 11☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 19:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:06
- 2♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:09
- 3☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:12
- 4♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:18
- 6☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:29
- 10☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:32
- 11♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:37 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.