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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 21:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:48 – 07:04
- 2♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 12:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:41
- 8☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:57
- 9♀︎ Venus15:57 – 17:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:29
- 11☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 21:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 21:45
- 2♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:29
- 3☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:13
- 4♀︎ Venus23:13 – 23:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 00:41
- 6☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 02:54
- 9♂︎ Mars02:54 – 03:38
- 10☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:22
- 11♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 21:01: the day lasts 15h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:48 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.