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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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun

Sunrise
08:34
Sunset
16:24
Next sunrise
08:34

A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:13
  2. 2♀︎ Venus09:13 – 09:52
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 10:31
  4. 4☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:11
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 11:50
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:29
  7. 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:08
  8. 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 13:47
  9. 9♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:27
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:06
  11. 11☽︎ Moon15:06 – 15:45
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:24

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:45
  2. 2♂︎ Mars17:45 – 19:06
  3. 3☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:27
  4. 4♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:48
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 23:08
  6. 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:29
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:50
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 03:11
  9. 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:32
  10. 10☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:53
  11. 11♀︎ Venus05:53 – 07:14
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:34

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 7h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 16h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Sun, from 08:34 to 09:13: 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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