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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:56 – 08:47
- 2☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:38
- 3♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:21
- 5☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 13:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 13:55
- 8♂︎ Mars13:55 – 14:47
- 9☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:38
- 10♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:21
- 12☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:30
- 3♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:38
- 4☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:47
- 5♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 01:05
- 7☽︎ Moon01:05 – 02:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 03:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:31
- 10♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:40
- 11☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:49
- 12♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:56 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.