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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 16:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 09:47
- 3♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:25
- 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:02
- 5♀︎ Venus11:02 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:17
- 7☽︎ Moon12:17 – 12:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:54 – 13:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:09
- 10♂︎ Mars14:09 – 14:46
- 11☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:23
- 12♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 17:23
- 2☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:46 – 20:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:31
- 5♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:54
- 6☉︎ Sun22:54 – 00:17
- 7♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 03:02
- 9☽︎ Moon03:02 – 04:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 07:10
- 12♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 16:01: the day lasts 7h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 16h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:33 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.