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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:07 – 07:20
- 2♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:32
- 3☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:45
- 4♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 12:10
- 6☽︎ Moon12:10 – 13:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:47
- 9♂︎ Mars15:47 – 17:00
- 10☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:12
- 11♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:37
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:00
- 4♂︎ Mars23:00 – 23:48
- 5☉︎ Sun23:48 – 00:36
- 6♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:23 – 02:11
- 8☽︎ Moon02:11 – 02:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:34
- 11♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:21
- 12☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:07 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.