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, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 09:03
- 3☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:11
- 6♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:13
- 7☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:16
- 8♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:21
- 10☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:26
- 2☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:23
- 3♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:19
- 5☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:12
- 8♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:09
- 9☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:07
- 10♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:02
- 12☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:58 to 08:01: 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.