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, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:41 – 07:47
- 2☉︎ Sun07:47 – 08:53
- 3♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 11:05
- 5☽︎ Moon11:05 – 12:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 13:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:23
- 8♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:29
- 9☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:35
- 10♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 18:47
- 12☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 20:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:41
- 3♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:35
- 4☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:29
- 5♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:18
- 7☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 04:00
- 10♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:54
- 11☉︎ Sun04:54 – 05:48
- 12♀︎ Venus05:48 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:41 to 07:47: 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.