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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:42
- 3☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:13
- 6♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:03
- 7☉︎ Sun13:03 – 13:54
- 8♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:34
- 10☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:15
- 2☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:25
- 3♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:45
- 5☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 01:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:14
- 8♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:24
- 9☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:34
- 10♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:53
- 12☽︎ Moon06:53 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 13h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:01 to 08:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.