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 Sunday, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 16:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:13
- 2♀︎ Venus09:13 – 09:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 10:30
- 4☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 11:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:25
- 7♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 13:41
- 9♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 14:58
- 11☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:36
- 2♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:58
- 3☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:19
- 4♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 03:08
- 9♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:30
- 10☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:51
- 11♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 16:14: the day lasts 7h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 16h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:35 to 09:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.