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 Thursday, 18 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- 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♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 06:15
- 2♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:40
- 3☉︎ Sun07:40 – 09:05
- 4♀︎ Venus09:05 – 10:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:56
- 6☽︎ Moon11:56 – 13:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 16:11
- 9♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:36
- 10☉︎ Sun17:36 – 19:02
- 11♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:52
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:36
- 4♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:11
- 5☉︎ Sun00:11 – 00:46
- 6♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 01:56
- 8☽︎ Moon01:56 – 02:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:05 – 03:40
- 11♂︎ Mars03:40 – 04:15
- 12☉︎ Sun04:15 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Thursday, 18 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?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.