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 Monday, 30 August 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 10:06
- 4♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:15
- 5☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:23
- 6♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:40
- 8☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:06
- 11♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:14
- 12☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:23
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:06
- 3☽︎ Moon22:06 – 22:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:41
- 6♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:32
- 7☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:07
- 10☽︎ Moon04:07 – 04:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Monday, 30 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:40 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.