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 Friday, 23 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:28
- 3☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 12:06
- 6♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:19
- 7☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:31
- 8♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:57
- 10☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:22
- 2☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:09
- 3♀︎ Venus22:09 – 22:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:43
- 5☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:05
- 8♂︎ Mars02:05 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:39
- 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:13
- 12☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Friday, 23 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:02 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.