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 Monday, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:29
- 4♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:26
- 5☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:23
- 6♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:16
- 8☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:07
- 11♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:04
- 12☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:00
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:00 – 20:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:07
- 3☽︎ Moon21:07 – 22:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:17
- 6♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:20
- 7☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:30
- 10☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:38 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.