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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:34
- 2♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 12:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 13:20
- 7♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:29
- 8☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:38
- 9♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 17:56
- 11☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:05
- 2♂︎ Mars21:05 – 21:56
- 3☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:47
- 4♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:29
- 6☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:03
- 9♂︎ Mars03:03 – 03:54
- 10☉︎ Sun03:54 – 04:45
- 11♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:25 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.