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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 21:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 12:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 13:25
- 7♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:48
- 8☉︎ Sun14:48 – 16:11
- 9♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:58
- 11☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:21
- 2♂︎ Mars22:21 – 22:58
- 3☉︎ Sun22:58 – 23:35
- 4♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 00:49
- 6☽︎ Moon00:49 – 01:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:16
- 10☉︎ Sun03:16 – 03:53
- 11♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 21:44: the day lasts 16h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 7h 22m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:05 to 06:29: 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.