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, 16 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:39 – 06:57
- 2♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:34
- 4☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 12:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 13:28
- 7♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:47
- 8☉︎ Sun14:47 – 16:05
- 9♀︎ Venus16:05 – 17:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:41
- 11☽︎ Moon18:41 – 20:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 21:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 21:59
- 2♂︎ Mars21:59 – 22:41
- 3☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:23
- 4♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:46
- 6☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:33
- 10☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:14
- 11♀︎ Venus04:14 – 04:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Sunday, 16 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 8h 20m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:39 to 06:57: 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.