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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 16:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:12
- 2☽︎ Moon09:12 – 09:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:04
- 5♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 12:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:33
- 9☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 14:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:25
- 12♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:25
- 2♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 20:11
- 4☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:50
- 11☽︎ Moon05:50 – 07:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:35 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?
Mercury, from 08:35 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 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.