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 Tuesday, 31 March 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:56 – 08:00
- 2☉︎ Sun08:00 – 09:05
- 3♀︎ Venus09:05 – 10:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 11:15
- 5☽︎ Moon11:15 – 12:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:29
- 8♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:34
- 9☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:39
- 10♀︎ Venus16:39 – 17:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 18:48
- 12☽︎ Moon18:48 – 19:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 20:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:48 – 21:43
- 3♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:38
- 4☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:33
- 5♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:23
- 7☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:08
- 10♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:03
- 11☉︎ Sun05:03 – 05:58
- 12♀︎ Venus05:58 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Tuesday, 31 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:56 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.