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 June 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 21:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:18
- 2☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 09:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:54
- 6☉︎ Sun11:54 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 16:06
- 9☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:18
- 12♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:18
- 2♀︎ Venus22:18 – 22:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:30
- 4☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 00:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 03:42
- 11☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Wednesday, 4 June 2025, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 21:42: the day lasts 16h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 7h 12m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:54 to 06:18: 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.