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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 09:50
- 3♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:28
- 4☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:05
- 5♀︎ Venus11:05 – 11:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:20
- 7☽︎ Moon12:20 – 12:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 13:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:35 – 14:12
- 10♂︎ Mars14:12 – 14:50
- 11☉︎ Sun14:50 – 15:27
- 12♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:27
- 2☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 20:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 21:35
- 5♂︎ Mars21:35 – 22:58
- 6☉︎ Sun22:58 – 00:20
- 7♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 03:05
- 9☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 07:13
- 12♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 7h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 16h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:36 to 09:13: 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.