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, 20 September 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:05
- 3♂︎ Mars09:05 – 10:07
- 4☉︎ Sun10:07 – 11:09
- 5♀︎ Venus11:09 – 12:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:18
- 10♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:19
- 11☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:21
- 12♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:21
- 2☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:16
- 5♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:15
- 6☉︎ Sun00:15 – 01:13
- 7♀︎ Venus01:13 – 02:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:10
- 9☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:05
- 12♂︎ Mars06:05 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Saturday, 20 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:02 to 08:04: 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.