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, 6 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:34 – 09:13
- 2☉︎ Sun09:13 – 09:51
- 3♀︎ Venus09:51 – 10:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:08
- 5☽︎ Moon11:08 – 11:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:04
- 8♂︎ Mars13:04 – 13:43
- 9☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:21
- 10♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:38
- 12☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 19:00
- 3♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:21
- 4☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:42
- 5♀︎ Venus21:42 – 23:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 00:25
- 7☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 03:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 04:30
- 10♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:51
- 11☉︎ Sun05:51 – 07:12
- 12♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 7h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 16h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:34 to 09:13: 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.