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, 29 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 12:03
- 6☉︎ Sun12:03 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:47
- 9☽︎ Moon15:47 – 17:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:31
- 12♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:31
- 2♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:01
- 4☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:16
- 7♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:47
- 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:49 to 07:04: 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.