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, 8 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:46
- 2☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:11
- 6☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:29
- 9☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:47
- 12♂︎ Mars18:47 – 19:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:47
- 2♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:35
- 4☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:12
- 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:54
- 11☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Wednesday, 8 September 2027, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:40 to 07:46: 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.