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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:18 – 08:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 09:39
- 3☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:41
- 6♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:21
- 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:02
- 8♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:23
- 10☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:44
- 2☉︎ Sun17:44 – 19:04
- 3♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:43
- 5☽︎ Moon21:43 – 23:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:42
- 8♂︎ Mars01:42 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:21
- 10♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 07:00
- 12☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 8h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 15h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:18 to 08:59: 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.
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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.