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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:44
- 2♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:32
- 11☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:25
- 2♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:33
- 3☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:41
- 4♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:57
- 6☽︎ Moon23:57 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:21
- 9♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:30
- 10☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:38
- 11♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:52 to 08:44: 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.