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 Friday, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 21:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:45
- 3☽︎ Moon07:45 – 09:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:59
- 6♂︎ Mars11:59 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:48
- 8♀︎ Venus14:48 – 16:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:37
- 10☽︎ Moon17:37 – 19:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:26
- 2☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:02
- 3♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:13
- 5☽︎ Moon00:13 – 00:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:35
- 9☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:11
- 10♀︎ Venus03:11 – 03:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:22
- 12☽︎ Moon04:22 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 21:51: the day lasts 16h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 7h 06m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:56 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.