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, 19 February 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:20
- 2☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:34
- 7♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:15
- 9☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 15:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:47
- 12♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:47
- 2♀︎ Venus18:47 – 19:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 21:05
- 4☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:09
- 11☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Wednesday, 19 February 2025, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:29 to 08:20: 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.