Planetary hours
in Hamburg.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 7 of the day, until 12:49
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:11
- 2☽︎ Moon08:11 – 08:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 09:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 12:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:36
- 9☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 15:55
- 12♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:55
- 2♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:22
- 4☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:59
- 11☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 9h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 14h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:24 to 08:11: 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.
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.