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, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 21:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:24
- 2☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:48
- 3♀︎ Venus07:48 – 09:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:36
- 5☽︎ Moon10:36 – 12:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 13:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:48
- 8♂︎ Mars14:48 – 16:12
- 9☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:36
- 10♀︎ Venus17:36 – 19:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:24
- 12☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:01
- 3♂︎ Mars23:01 – 23:37
- 4☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:13
- 5♀︎ Venus00:13 – 00:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:49 – 01:25
- 7☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 02:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:13
- 10♂︎ Mars03:13 – 03:49
- 11☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:25
- 12♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 21:49: the day lasts 16h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 7h 12m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:00 to 06:24: 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.