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 Tuesday, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:52 – 07:07
- 2☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:23
- 3♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:53
- 5☽︎ Moon10:53 – 12:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 13:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:40
- 8♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:55
- 9☉︎ Sun15:55 – 17:10
- 10♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:41
- 12☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 21:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:41 – 22:26
- 3♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:11
- 4☉︎ Sun23:11 – 23:56
- 5♀︎ Venus23:56 – 00:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:25
- 7☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 02:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:39
- 10♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:24
- 11☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:09
- 12♀︎ Venus05:09 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:52 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.