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, 5 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:00
- 2♀︎ Venus09:00 – 09:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:22
- 7♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:02
- 8☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:03
- 11☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:44
- 2♂︎ Mars17:44 – 19:04
- 3☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:23
- 4♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:22
- 10☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:41
- 11♀︎ Venus05:41 – 07:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Sunday, 5 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 15h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:19 to 09:00: 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.