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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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
08:14
Sunset
16:26
Next sunrise
08:16

A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars08:14 – 08:55
  2. 2☉︎ Sun08:55 – 09:36
  3. 3♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:17
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 10:58
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:39
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:20
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:01
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:01 – 13:42
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:23
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:04
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 15:45
  12. 12☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:26

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:45
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 19:04
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:24
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:43
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:43 – 23:02
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 00:21
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:40
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:59
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 04:18
  10. 10♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:38
  11. 11☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:57
  12. 12♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:16

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 15h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 08:14 to 08:55: 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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