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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, 26 January 2027: day of Mars

Sunrise
08:19
Sunset
17:10
Next sunrise
08:17

A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:03
  2. 2☉︎ Sun09:03 – 09:47
  3. 3♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:31
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:16
  5. 5☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:00
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:44
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:28
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:13
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:13 – 14:57
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:41
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:26
  12. 12☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:10

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:25
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:41
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:57
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:57 – 22:12
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:28
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:44
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:59
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 03:15
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 04:30
  10. 10♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:46
  11. 11☉︎ Sun05:46 – 07:02
  12. 12♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:17

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Tuesday, 26 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 8h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 08:19 to 09:03: 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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