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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:26
- 3☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 12:09
- 6♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:38
- 8♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 17:07
- 10☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:36
- 2☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:22
- 3♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 23:53
- 5☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:10
- 8♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:42
- 10♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:13
- 12☽︎ Moon05:13 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 14h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 9h 08m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:57 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.