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, 6 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 16:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 08:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:37
- 3♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:15
- 4☉︎ Sun10:15 – 10:54
- 5♀︎ Venus10:54 – 11:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:11
- 7☽︎ Moon12:11 – 12:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:06
- 10♂︎ Mars14:06 – 14:44
- 11☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:23
- 12♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 17:23
- 2☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 20:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 21:28
- 5♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:49
- 6☉︎ Sun22:49 – 00:11
- 7♀︎ Venus00:11 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 04:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 07:00
- 12♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Saturday, 6 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 16:01: the day lasts 7h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 16h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:20 to 08:58: 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.