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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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
08:37
Sunset
16:30
Next sunrise
08:37

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:16
  2. 2☉︎ Sun09:16 – 09:56
  3. 3♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:35
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:15
  5. 5☽︎ Moon11:15 – 11:54
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 12:34
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:13
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:13 – 13:52
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:32
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:11
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 15:51
  12. 12☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:30

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:51
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:11
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:32
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:52
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:52 – 23:13
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:34
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:54
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 03:15
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 04:35
  10. 10♂︎ Mars04:35 – 05:56
  11. 11☉︎ Sun05:56 – 07:16
  12. 12♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:37

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 08:37 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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