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 Friday, 2 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:42 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:14
- 3☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:33
- 8♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 17:04
- 10☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:20 – 19:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:36
- 2☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:20
- 3♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 23:48
- 5☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:44
- 9☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:28
- 10♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Friday, 2 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 15h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:42 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.