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 Sunday, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 21:50
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:22
- 2♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:48
- 8☉︎ Sun14:48 – 16:13
- 9♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 19:01
- 11☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:26
- 2♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:01
- 3☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:37
- 4♀︎ Venus23:37 – 00:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 00:49
- 6☽︎ Moon00:49 – 01:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 02:36
- 9♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 03:47
- 11♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 21:50: the day lasts 16h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 7h 09m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:58 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.