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 Friday, 30 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:08 – 08:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:37
- 3☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:49
- 6♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:17
- 8♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:46
- 10☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 16:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:58 – 18:14
- 2☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:29
- 3♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 22:01
- 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 23:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:48
- 8♂︎ Mars01:48 – 03:04
- 9☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:19
- 10♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:51
- 12☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Friday, 30 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 8h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:08 to 08:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.