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, 16 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:08
- 2☉︎ Sun09:08 – 09:45
- 3♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:00
- 5☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 12:53
- 8♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:30
- 9☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:07
- 10♀︎ Venus14:07 – 14:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:22
- 12☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:45
- 3♂︎ Mars18:45 – 20:08
- 4☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:30
- 5♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 00:16
- 7☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 03:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:23
- 10♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:46
- 11☉︎ Sun05:46 – 07:09
- 12♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 7h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 16h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:31 to 09:08: 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.