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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 November 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
07:33
Sunset
16:56
Next sunrise
07:35

A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:20
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:07
  3. 3☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:54
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:41
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:28
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:15
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:02
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:48
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:35
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:22
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:09
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 16:56

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars16:56 – 18:09
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:23
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:36
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:49
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:49 – 23:02
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 00:16
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:29
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:42
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:55
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:09
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:22
  12. 12☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:35

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 07:33 to 08:20: 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.

Today’s sky, on YOUR chart

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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.