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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:07 – 07:20
- 2♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:47
- 4☽︎ Moon09:47 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 12:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:28
- 7♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:42
- 8☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:55
- 9♀︎ Venus15:55 – 17:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:22
- 11☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:36
- 2♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:23
- 3☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:09
- 4♀︎ Venus23:09 – 23:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:42
- 6☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:35
- 11♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bremen?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 14h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:07 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.