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, 4 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 08:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:28
- 4♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:44
- 5☉︎ Sun10:44 – 12:01
- 6♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:33
- 8☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 17:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:22
- 11♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:39
- 12☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:55
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:22
- 3☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:32
- 6♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:16
- 7☉︎ Sun01:16 – 01:59
- 8♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:26
- 10☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 04:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Monday, 4 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:39 to 06:55: 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.