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, 26 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:16
- 2♀︎ Venus09:16 – 09:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:34
- 4☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 11:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 13:50
- 9♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:09
- 11☽︎ Moon15:09 – 15:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:48
- 2♂︎ Mars17:48 – 19:09
- 3☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:30
- 4♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 03:14
- 9♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:34
- 10☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:55
- 11♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Sunday, 26 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 7h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 16h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:36 to 09:16: 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.