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, 27 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:30
- 2♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:40
- 3☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:50
- 4♀︎ Venus09:50 – 11:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 12:10
- 6☽︎ Moon12:10 – 13:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:41
- 9♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:51
- 10☉︎ Sun16:51 – 18:01
- 11♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:21
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 22:51
- 4♂︎ Mars22:51 – 23:41
- 5☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:31
- 6♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:11
- 8☽︎ Moon02:11 – 03:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 03:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 04:41
- 11♂︎ Mars04:41 – 05:31
- 12☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Thursday, 27 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:20 to 07:30: 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.