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, 12 August 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:54 – 07:09
- 2☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:24
- 3♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:54
- 5☽︎ Moon10:54 – 12:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 13:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:39
- 8♂︎ Mars14:39 – 15:54
- 9☉︎ Sun15:54 – 17:09
- 10♀︎ Venus17:09 – 18:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:24 – 19:39
- 12☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 21:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:24
- 3♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:09
- 4☉︎ Sun23:09 – 23:55
- 5♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:25
- 7☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 02:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:40
- 10♂︎ Mars03:40 – 04:25
- 11☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:10
- 12♀︎ Venus05:10 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Tuesday, 12 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:54 to 07:09: 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.