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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:43
- 2♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:33
- 4☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:08
- 9♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 16:57
- 11☽︎ Moon16:57 – 17:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:52
- 2♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:58
- 3☉︎ Sun20:58 – 22:03
- 4♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:13
- 6☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:29
- 9♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:34
- 10☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:40
- 11♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:48 to 08:43: 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.