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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, 15 January 2027: day of Venus

Sunrise
08:30
Sunset
16:52
Next sunrise
08:30

A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:12
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 09:54
  3. 3☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:36
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:17
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 11:59
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:41
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:23
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:05
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 14:46
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:28
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:10
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 16:52

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars16:52 – 18:10
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:28
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:46
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 22:04
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:22
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:41
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:59
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:59 – 03:17
  9. 9☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:35
  10. 10♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:53
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:11
  12. 12☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:30

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 15h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 08:30 to 09:12: 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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