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, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:27
- 3♂︎ Mars08:27 – 09:41
- 4☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:55
- 5♀︎ Venus10:55 – 12:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:23
- 7☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 17:06
- 10♂︎ Mars17:06 – 18:20
- 11☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:34
- 12♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:34
- 2☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 23:52
- 5♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:38
- 6☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:24
- 7♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 02:56
- 9☽︎ Moon02:56 – 03:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:28 – 05:14
- 12♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 14h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:59 to 07:13: 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.