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, 11 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:11
- 2♀︎ Venus09:11 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:29
- 4☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:09 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 13:46
- 9♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:05
- 11☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:45
- 2♂︎ Mars17:45 – 19:05
- 3☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:26
- 4♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 03:08
- 9♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:29
- 10☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:49
- 11♀︎ Venus05:49 – 07:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Sunday, 11 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:31 to 09:11: 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.