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, 31 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 16:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:14
- 2♂︎ Mars09:14 – 09:52
- 3☉︎ Sun09:52 – 10:29
- 4♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 11:45
- 6☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 13:38
- 9♂︎ Mars13:38 – 14:16
- 10☉︎ Sun14:16 – 14:54
- 11♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:09
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:16
- 4♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:38
- 5☉︎ Sun21:38 – 23:00
- 6♀︎ Venus23:00 – 00:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:45
- 8☽︎ Moon01:45 – 03:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 04:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:51
- 11♂︎ Mars05:51 – 07:14
- 12☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Thursday, 31 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 16:09: the day lasts 7h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 16h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:36 to 09:14: 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.