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, 20 August 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:20
- 2☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:47
- 9☽︎ Moon15:47 – 17:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:24
- 12♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:24
- 2♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:00
- 4☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:23
- 7♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:11
- 8☉︎ Sun02:11 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:34
- 11☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Wednesday, 20 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 14h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:08 to 07:20: 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.