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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 07:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:19
- 3♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:36
- 4☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:52
- 5♀︎ Venus10:52 – 12:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 13:25
- 7☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 17:14
- 10♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:30
- 11☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:46
- 12♀︎ Venus19:46 – 21:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:46
- 2☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 23:58
- 5♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:42
- 6☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:25
- 7♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 04:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:04
- 12♂︎ Mars05:04 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 8h 46m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:47 to 07:03: 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.