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 Monday, 20 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:44
- 4♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:56
- 5☉︎ Sun10:56 – 12:07
- 6♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:31
- 8☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:06
- 11♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:18
- 12☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:30
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:06
- 3☽︎ Moon22:06 – 22:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:30
- 6♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:18
- 7☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:06
- 8♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:42
- 10☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Monday, 20 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:09 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.