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, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 21:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 06:15
- 2☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:55
- 6☉︎ Sun11:55 – 13:21
- 7♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 16:11
- 9☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 19:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:26
- 12♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:26
- 2♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:36
- 4☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 00:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:21
- 7♂︎ Mars01:21 – 01:55
- 8☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:40
- 11☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 21:52: the day lasts 17h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 6h 58m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:50 to 06:15: 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.