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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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
08:20
Sunset
16:24
Next sunrise
08:21

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:00
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:40
  3. 3♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:21
  4. 4☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:01
  5. 5♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:42
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:22
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:02
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 13:43
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:43 – 14:23
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:03
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:03 – 15:44
  12. 12♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:24

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:44
  2. 2☽︎ Moon17:44 – 19:04
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:23
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:43
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:43 – 23:03
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:03 – 00:23
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:42
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 03:02
  9. 9☽︎ Moon03:02 – 04:22
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:41
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 07:01
  12. 12♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:21

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 8h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 15h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 08:20 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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