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 Saturday, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:19
- 3♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:16
- 4☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:14
- 5♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:08
- 7☽︎ Moon13:08 – 14:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 15:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 16:00
- 10♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:57
- 11☉︎ Sun16:57 – 17:54
- 12♀︎ Venus17:54 – 18:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 19:54
- 2☽︎ Moon19:54 – 20:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 22:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 23:03
- 5♂︎ Mars23:03 – 00:06
- 6☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:15
- 9☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:23
- 12♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:25 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.