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 Wednesday, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:03
- 2☽︎ Moon09:03 – 09:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 13:54
- 9☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 15:59
- 12♂︎ Mars15:59 – 16:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:59
- 2♀︎ Venus17:59 – 19:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:36
- 4☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:30
- 7♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 03:07
- 9♀︎ Venus03:07 – 04:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:43
- 11☽︎ Moon05:43 – 07:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 8h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 15h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:21 to 09:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.