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 Thursday, 9 December 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:04
- 2♂︎ Mars09:04 – 09:44
- 3☉︎ Sun09:44 – 10:24
- 4♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 11:44
- 6☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 13:43
- 9♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:23
- 10☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:03
- 11♀︎ Venus15:03 – 15:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:23
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 19:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:23
- 4♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:44
- 5☉︎ Sun21:44 – 23:04
- 6♀︎ Venus23:04 – 00:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:44
- 8☽︎ Moon01:44 – 03:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 04:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:45
- 11♂︎ Mars05:45 – 07:05
- 12☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Thursday, 9 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 7h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 16h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:24 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.