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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:01 – 08:44
- 2♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:09
- 4☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:17
- 7♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:00
- 8☉︎ Sun13:00 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:08
- 11☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:51
- 2♂︎ Mars17:51 – 19:09
- 3☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:26
- 4♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 23:01
- 6☽︎ Moon23:01 – 00:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:53
- 9♂︎ Mars02:53 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:28
- 11♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 8h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:01 to 08:44: 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.