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, 12 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:43
- 2☉︎ Sun06:43 – 08:02
- 3♀︎ Venus08:02 – 09:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:39
- 5☽︎ Moon10:39 – 11:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 13:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:35
- 8♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:54
- 9☉︎ Sun15:54 – 17:13
- 10♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:50
- 12☽︎ Moon19:50 – 21:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 21:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:31
- 3♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:12
- 4☉︎ Sun23:12 – 23:53
- 5♀︎ Venus23:53 – 00:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:16
- 7☽︎ Moon01:16 – 01:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:19
- 10♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:00
- 11☉︎ Sun04:00 – 04:41
- 12♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 15h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 8h 14m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:24 to 06:43: 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.