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 Thursday, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:09
- 2♂︎ Mars09:09 – 09:46
- 3☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:23
- 4♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 11:38
- 6☽︎ Moon11:38 – 12:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 12:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:30
- 9♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:08
- 10☉︎ Sun14:08 – 14:45
- 11♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 20:08
- 4♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:31
- 5☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:53
- 6♀︎ Venus22:53 – 00:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:39
- 8☽︎ Moon01:39 – 03:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 04:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:47
- 11♂︎ Mars05:47 – 07:09
- 12☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 7h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 16h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:31 to 09:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.