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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 07:00
- 2♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:17
- 3☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:34
- 4♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:51 – 12:08
- 6☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:59
- 9♂︎ Mars15:59 – 17:16
- 10☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:33
- 11♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 21:07
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:07 – 21:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:16
- 4♂︎ Mars23:16 – 23:59
- 5☉︎ Sun23:59 – 00:43
- 6♀︎ Venus00:43 – 01:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:09
- 8☽︎ Moon02:09 – 02:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:18
- 11♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:02
- 12☉︎ Sun05:02 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 15h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:43 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.