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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 09:52
- 3♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:10
- 5♀︎ Venus11:10 – 11:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 13:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 14:26
- 10♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:05
- 11☉︎ Sun15:05 – 15:45
- 12♀︎ Venus15:45 – 16:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:45
- 2☽︎ Moon17:45 – 19:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:47
- 5♂︎ Mars21:47 – 23:08
- 6☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:29
- 7♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:50 – 03:10
- 9☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 07:13
- 12♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 7h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 16h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:33 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.