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 Thursday, 4 March 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:06
- 2♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:02
- 3☉︎ Sun09:02 – 09:57
- 4♀︎ Venus09:57 – 10:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:53 – 11:48
- 6☽︎ Moon11:48 – 12:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:35
- 9♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:30
- 10☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:26
- 11♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:17
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:30
- 4♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:34
- 5☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:38
- 6♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:47
- 8☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 03:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 05:00
- 11♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:04
- 12☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Thursday, 4 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:11 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.