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, 3 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:56
- 2☉︎ Sun06:56 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:49
- 5☽︎ Moon10:49 – 12:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:43
- 8♂︎ Mars14:43 – 16:01
- 9☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:19
- 10♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:55
- 12☽︎ Moon19:55 – 21:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 21:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 22:37
- 3♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:19
- 4☉︎ Sun23:19 – 00:02
- 5♀︎ Venus00:02 – 00:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:26
- 7☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 02:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 03:33
- 10♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 04:57
- 12♀︎ Venus04:57 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Tuesday, 3 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 15h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 8h 27m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:38 to 06:56: 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.