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 Tuesday, 5 August 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:59
- 2☉︎ Sun06:59 – 08:16
- 3♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:51
- 5☽︎ Moon10:51 – 12:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:42
- 8♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:59
- 9☉︎ Sun15:59 – 17:17
- 10♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:34 – 19:51
- 12☽︎ Moon19:51 – 21:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 21:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:34
- 3♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:17
- 4☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:00
- 5♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:26
- 7☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 02:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 03:35
- 10♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:18
- 11☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:01
- 12♀︎ Venus05:01 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Tuesday, 5 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 8h 36m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:42 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.