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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:37 – 08:23
- 2♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:47
- 9♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:20
- 11☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 16:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 18:07
- 2♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:20
- 3☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:34
- 4♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 23:02
- 6☽︎ Moon23:02 – 00:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:11
- 11♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 14h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:37 to 08:23: 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.