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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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun

Sunrise
06:41
Sunset
20:22
Next sunrise
06:42

A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun06:41 – 07:49
  2. 2♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:58
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 10:06
  4. 4☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:15
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:23
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:32
  7. 7♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:40
  8. 8☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:48
  9. 9♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:57
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury16:57 – 18:05
  11. 11☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:14
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:22

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:14
  2. 2♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:06
  3. 3☉︎ Sun22:06 – 22:57
  4. 4♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:49
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:41
  6. 6☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:32
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:24
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:16
  9. 9♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:07
  10. 10☉︎ Sun04:07 – 04:59
  11. 11♀︎ Venus04:59 – 05:51
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:42

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Sun, from 06:41 to 07:49: 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.

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