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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, 22 January 2027: day of Venus

Sunrise
08:23
Sunset
17:03
Next sunrise
08:22

A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:07
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 09:50
  3. 3☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:33
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:17
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:00
  6. 6♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:43
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:27
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:10
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 14:53
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:36
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:20
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:03

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars17:03 – 18:20
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:36
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:53
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 22:09
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:26
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:43
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:59
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:59 – 03:16
  9. 9☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:32
  10. 10♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:49
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 07:06
  12. 12☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:22

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 8h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 08:23 to 09:07: 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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