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 Wednesday, 11 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:25
- 2☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:36
- 7♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 16:05
- 9☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:48
- 12♂︎ Mars19:48 – 21:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:02 – 21:48
- 2♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:20
- 4☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 00:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:37
- 7♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:23
- 8☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:09
- 9♀︎ Venus03:09 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:40
- 11☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Wednesday, 11 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:10 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.