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, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:16
- 3☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:15
- 7☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:30
- 10☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 16:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:45 – 18:00
- 2☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:16
- 3♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:46
- 5☽︎ Moon21:46 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:31
- 8♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:32
- 12☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:47
Other cities · Germany
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 8h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:46 to 08:31: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.