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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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
08:36
Sunset
16:27
Next sunrise
08:36

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:15
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 09:55
  3. 3☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:34
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:13
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 11:52
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:32
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:11
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 13:50
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:29
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:08
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 15:48
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:27

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:48
  2. 2☉︎ Sun17:48 – 19:09
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:29
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:50
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:50 – 23:11
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:32
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:52
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 03:13
  9. 9☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:34
  10. 10♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:55
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 07:16
  12. 12☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:36

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 7h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 16h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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