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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:23
- 2♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:17
- 4☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 15:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 16:55
- 11☽︎ Moon16:55 – 17:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 19:52
- 2♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:56
- 3☉︎ Sun20:56 – 21:59
- 4♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 00:05
- 6☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:15
- 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:18
- 10☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:22
- 11♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:26 to 08:23: 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.