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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 16:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 08:53
- 2☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 12:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:27
- 9☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 14:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:24
- 12♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:03 – 17:24
- 2♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 20:06
- 4☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 04:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:34
- 11☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 16:03: the day lasts 7h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 16h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:14 to 08:53: 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.