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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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:07
Sunset
17:24
Next sunrise
08:05

A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 08:53
  2. 2☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:40
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:26
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:13
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 11:59
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:46
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:32
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:18
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:05
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 15:51
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:38
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:24

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:38
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:38 – 19:51
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:04
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:18
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:31
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:45
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:58
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:12
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:25
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:38
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:52
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn06:52 – 08:05

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 9h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:07 to 08:53: 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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