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 Friday, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:41
- 3☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 11:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:10
- 6♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:20
- 7☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:30
- 8♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:50
- 10☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:09
- 2☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:00
- 3♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:40
- 5☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:11
- 8♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:02
- 9☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:52
- 10♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:33
- 12☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:21 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.