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 Saturday, 8 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 09:56
- 3♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:37
- 4☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 11:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 13:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 14:40
- 10♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:20
- 11☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:01
- 12♀︎ Venus16:01 – 16:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 18:01
- 2☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:59
- 5♂︎ Mars21:59 – 23:18
- 6☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 03:17
- 9☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:56 – 07:15
- 12♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?
On Saturday, 8 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 8h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 15h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:35 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.