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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 16:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:34 – 09:12
- 2☉︎ Sun09:12 – 09:49
- 3♀︎ Venus09:49 – 10:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:03
- 5☽︎ Moon11:03 – 11:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 12:55
- 8♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:33
- 9☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:10
- 10♀︎ Venus14:10 – 14:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:25
- 12☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 17:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:47
- 3♂︎ Mars18:47 – 20:10
- 4☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:33
- 5♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 00:18
- 7☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 03:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 04:27
- 10♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:49
- 11☉︎ Sun05:49 – 07:12
- 12♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 16:02: the day lasts 7h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 16h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:34 to 09:12: 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.