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 Tuesday, 19 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 21:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:40
- 2☉︎ Sun06:40 – 08:00
- 3♀︎ Venus08:00 – 09:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:41
- 5☽︎ Moon10:41 – 12:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:42
- 8♂︎ Mars14:42 – 16:02
- 9☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:22
- 10♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:42 – 20:02
- 12☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:42
- 3♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:22
- 4☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:01
- 5♀︎ Venus00:01 – 00:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:21
- 7☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 02:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:40 – 03:19
- 10♂︎ Mars03:19 – 03:59
- 11☉︎ Sun03:59 – 04:39
- 12♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bremen?
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 21:23: the day lasts 16h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 7h 56m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:20 to 06:40: 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.
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.