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, 26 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 21:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:03 – 06:26
- 2☉︎ Sun06:26 – 07:48
- 3♀︎ Venus07:48 – 09:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:32
- 5☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 13:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:39
- 8♂︎ Mars14:39 – 16:02
- 9☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:24
- 10♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 20:08
- 12☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 22:46
- 3♂︎ Mars22:46 – 23:24
- 4☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:01
- 5♀︎ Venus00:01 – 00:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:39 – 01:16
- 7☽︎ Moon01:16 – 01:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 02:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:09
- 10♂︎ Mars03:09 – 03:47
- 11☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:25
- 12♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 21:31: the day lasts 16h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 7h 32m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:03 to 06:26: 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.