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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 08:03
- 3☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 12:05
- 6♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:26
- 7☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:46
- 8♀︎ Venus14:46 – 16:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:27
- 10☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 20:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:09
- 2☉︎ Sun22:09 – 22:48
- 3♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:07
- 5☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:06
- 8♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:45
- 9☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:44
- 12☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 16h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 7h 54m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:22 to 06:43: 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.