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 Wednesday, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:28
- 2☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:21
- 7♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:42
- 9☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:13
- 12♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:13
- 2♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:53
- 4☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:11
- 8☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:01
- 9♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:40
- 11☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.