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 Saturday, 2 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 08:13
- 3♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:31
- 4☉︎ Sun09:31 – 10:49
- 5♀︎ Venus10:49 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:25
- 7☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 16:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 17:19
- 10♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:38
- 11☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:56
- 12♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 21:56
- 2☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:02
- 5♂︎ Mars00:02 – 00:44
- 6☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:26
- 7♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 02:50
- 9☽︎ Moon02:50 – 03:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:32 – 04:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:14 – 04:56
- 12♂︎ Mars04:56 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Saturday, 2 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 15h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 8h 25m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:37 to 06:55: 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.