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, 25 July 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:45 – 07:04
- 2♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:41
- 4☽︎ Moon09:41 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 12:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:38
- 7♂︎ Mars13:38 – 14:56
- 8☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:15
- 9♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:53
- 11☽︎ Moon18:53 – 20:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:12
- 2♂︎ Mars22:12 – 22:53
- 3☉︎ Sun22:53 – 23:34
- 4♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 00:57
- 6☽︎ Moon00:57 – 01:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:24
- 11♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Sunday, 25 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 15h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 8h 16m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:45 to 07:04: 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.