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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 Friday, 6 February 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
08:02
Sunset
17:30
Next sunrise
08:00

A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus08:02 – 08:49
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:36
  3. 3☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:24
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:11
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 11:58
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:46
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:33
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:21
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:08
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:55
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:43
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:30

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:43
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:55
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:55 – 21:08
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:20
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:33
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:45
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:57
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:10
  9. 9☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:22
  10. 10♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:35
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:47
  12. 12☽︎ Moon06:47 – 08:00

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Friday, 6 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:02 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 08:02 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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