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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 21:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:53 – 08:12
- 3♂︎ Mars08:12 – 09:30
- 4☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:48
- 5♀︎ Venus10:48 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:25
- 7☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 16:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 17:21
- 10♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:39
- 11☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:57
- 12♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 21:58
- 2☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:03
- 5♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:44
- 6☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:26
- 7♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 02:50
- 9☽︎ Moon02:50 – 03:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:13 – 04:55
- 12♂︎ Mars04:55 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 21:16: the day lasts 15h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:35 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.