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, 15 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:07
- 2☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 10:59
- 5♂︎ Mars10:59 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:14
- 7♀︎ Venus12:14 – 12:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:30
- 9☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 14:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:22
- 12♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:00 – 17:22
- 2♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 20:07
- 4☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 00:15
- 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:37
- 8☉︎ Sun01:37 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:45
- 11☽︎ Moon05:45 – 07:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Wednesday, 15 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 7h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 16h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:29 to 09:07: 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.