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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 09:32
- 4♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:49
- 5☉︎ Sun10:49 – 12:07
- 6♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:43
- 8☽︎ Moon14:43 – 16:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:37
- 11♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:54
- 12☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:12 – 21:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:37
- 3☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:44
- 6♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:26
- 7☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:08
- 8♀︎ Venus02:08 – 02:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:33
- 10☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 04:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 15h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 8h 27m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:38 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.