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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:13
- 2♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:50
- 4☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 13:51
- 9♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:28
- 11☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:16
- 2♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:28
- 3☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:40
- 4♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:51
- 10☉︎ Sun03:51 – 05:03
- 11♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:25 to 08:13: 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.