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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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun

Sunrise
08:37
Sunset
16:35
Next sunrise
08:36

A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:16
  2. 2♀︎ Venus09:16 – 09:56
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 10:36
  4. 4☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:16
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 11:56
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:36
  7. 7♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:16
  8. 8☉︎ Sun13:16 – 13:56
  9. 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:36
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:16
  11. 11☽︎ Moon15:16 – 15:55
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:35

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:55
  2. 2♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:15
  3. 3☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:36
  4. 4♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:56
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 23:16
  6. 6☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:36
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:56
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 03:16
  9. 9♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:36
  10. 10☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:56
  11. 11♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:16
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:36

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 7h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 16h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

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

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