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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 Wednesday, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:17
Sunset
17:12
Next sunrise
08:16

A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:02
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:46
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:31
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:15
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:00
  6. 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:44
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:29
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:13
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 14:58
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:43
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:27
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:12

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:27
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:42
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:58
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:13
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:28
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:44
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:59
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 03:14
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:30
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:45
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:45 – 07:00
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:16

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 15h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:17 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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