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, 10 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 09:50
- 3♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:30
- 4☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:09
- 5♀︎ Venus11:09 – 11:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 12:27
- 7☽︎ Moon12:27 – 13:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 13:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:25
- 10♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:04
- 11☉︎ Sun15:04 – 15:43
- 12♀︎ Venus15:43 – 16:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:43
- 2☽︎ Moon17:43 – 19:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:45
- 5♂︎ Mars21:45 – 23:06
- 6☉︎ Sun23:06 – 00:27
- 7♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 03:08
- 9☽︎ Moon03:08 – 04:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 07:11
- 12♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Saturday, 10 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 7h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 16h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:32 to 09:11: 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.