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, 4 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 21:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:57
- 2☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:50
- 5♂︎ Mars10:50 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:25
- 7♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 16:00
- 9☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:53
- 12♂︎ Mars19:53 – 21:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:11 – 21:53
- 2♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:18
- 4☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:26
- 7♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:08
- 8☉︎ Sun02:08 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Wednesday, 4 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 21:11: the day lasts 15h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 8h 30m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:39 to 06:57: 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.