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 Saturday, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 16:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 09:53
- 3♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:09
- 5♀︎ Venus11:09 – 11:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 13:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:18
- 10♂︎ Mars14:18 – 14:56
- 11☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:34
- 12♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:34
- 2☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 20:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:41
- 5♂︎ Mars21:41 – 23:03
- 6☉︎ Sun23:03 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 03:09
- 9☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 07:16
- 12♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bremen?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 16:12: the day lasts 7h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 16h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:38 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.