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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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
08:36
Sunset
16:26
Next sunrise
08:36

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:15
  2. 2♂︎ Mars09:15 – 09:54
  3. 3☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:33
  4. 4♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:13
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 11:52
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:31
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:10
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 13:49
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:29
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:08
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:08 – 15:47
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:26

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:47
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 19:08
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:29
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:50
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:50 – 23:10
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:10 – 00:31
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:52
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:52 – 03:13
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:34
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:54
  11. 11♂︎ Mars05:54 – 07:15
  12. 12☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:36

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 7h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 16h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 08:36 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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