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Planetary hours · Essen (Germany)

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 Tuesday, 6 January 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
08:36
Sunset
16:39
Next sunrise
08:35

A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:16
  2. 2☉︎ Sun09:16 – 09:56
  3. 3♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:37
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:17
  5. 5☽︎ Moon11:17 – 11:57
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 12:37
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:18
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:18 – 13:58
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:38
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:19
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 15:59
  12. 12☽︎ Moon15:59 – 16:39

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:59
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:19
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:38
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:58
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:58 – 23:18
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:37
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:57
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 03:17
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:36
  10. 10♂︎ Mars04:36 – 05:56
  11. 11☉︎ Sun05:56 – 07:16
  12. 12♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:35

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 8h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 15h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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