Planetary hours
in Bremen.
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, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:51
- 3☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 11:53
- 6♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:34
- 7☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:15
- 8♀︎ Venus13:15 – 13:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:37
- 10☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 15:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:58
- 2☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:17
- 3♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:56
- 5☽︎ Moon21:56 – 23:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 03:12
- 9☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:31
- 10♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:09
- 12☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bremen?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:29 to 09:10: 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.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.