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, 17 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 07:59
- 2♂︎ Mars07:59 – 09:02
- 3☉︎ Sun09:02 – 10:05
- 4♀︎ Venus10:05 – 11:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 12:11
- 6☽︎ Moon12:11 – 13:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 14:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:19
- 9♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:22
- 10☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:25
- 11♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:28 – 19:31
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:28 – 21:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:23
- 4♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:20
- 5☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:17
- 6♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:12
- 8☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 04:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 05:03
- 11♂︎ Mars05:03 – 06:01
- 12☉︎ Sun06:01 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Thursday, 17 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:56 to 07:59: 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.