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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:36
- 3☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:23
- 6♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:18
- 7☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:14
- 8♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:05
- 10☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 17:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 18:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:51 – 19:56
- 2☉︎ Sun19:56 – 21:01
- 3♀︎ Venus21:01 – 22:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:10
- 5☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:24
- 8♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:28
- 9☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:33
- 10♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:42
- 12☽︎ Moon06:42 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:45 to 08:41: 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.