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 Sunday, 8 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:46 – 07:03
- 2♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 12:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:25
- 7♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:41
- 8☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:57
- 9♀︎ Venus15:57 – 17:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:30
- 11☽︎ Moon18:30 – 19:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 21:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:47
- 2♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:31
- 3☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:14
- 4♀︎ Venus23:14 – 23:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:42
- 6☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 02:53
- 9♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:20
- 11♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Sunday, 8 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:46 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.