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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:38
- 2☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:12
- 6☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:32
- 12♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:32
- 2♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:13
- 8☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:33
- 11☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:45 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.