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, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:27
- 2☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:38
- 3♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:59
- 5☽︎ Moon10:59 – 12:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 13:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:32
- 8♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:43
- 9☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:53
- 10♀︎ Venus16:53 – 18:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:15
- 12☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:05
- 3♂︎ Mars22:05 – 22:54
- 4☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:43
- 5♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:22
- 7☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 03:50
- 10♂︎ Mars03:50 – 04:39
- 11☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:29
- 12♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:16 to 07:27: 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.