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, 1 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:05 – 08:50
- 2♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:19
- 4☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:32
- 11☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:17
- 2♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:32
- 3☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:47
- 4♀︎ Venus20:47 – 22:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 03:03
- 9♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:18
- 10☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:33
- 11♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Sunday, 1 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 15h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:05 to 08:50: 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.