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 Friday, 2 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 16:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 09:52
- 3☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:24
- 7☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:02
- 8♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:18
- 10☽︎ Moon14:18 – 14:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:34
- 2☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:56
- 3♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:40
- 5☽︎ Moon21:40 – 23:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 00:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:46
- 8♂︎ Mars01:46 – 03:08
- 9☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:29
- 10♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:13
- 12☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 16:12: the day lasts 7h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 16h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:36 to 09:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.