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, 2 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:15
- 3☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:31
- 6♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:36
- 7☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:41
- 8♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:51
- 10☽︎ Moon16:51 – 17:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:01
- 2☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:55
- 3♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:45
- 5☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:29
- 8♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:24
- 9☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:19
- 10♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:08
- 12☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Friday, 2 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:05 to 08:10: 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.