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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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
08:36
Sunset
16:28
Next sunrise
08:37

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:16
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 09:55
  3. 3♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:34
  4. 4☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:13
  5. 5♀︎ Venus11:13 – 11:53
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:32
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:11
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:11 – 13:51
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 14:30
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:30 – 15:09
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:09 – 15:48
  12. 12♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:28

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:48
  2. 2☽︎ Moon17:48 – 19:09
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:30
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:51
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:51 – 23:11
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:32
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:53
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 03:14
  9. 9☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:34
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:55
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 07:16
  12. 12♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:37

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 7h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 16h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 08:36 to 09:16: 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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