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 Thursday, 20 January 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:04
- 2♂︎ Mars09:04 – 09:46
- 3☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:27
- 4♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 11:49
- 6☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 13:53
- 9♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:34
- 10☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:16
- 11♀︎ Venus15:16 – 15:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:38
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:34
- 4♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:53
- 5☉︎ Sun21:53 – 23:11
- 6♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:49
- 8☽︎ Moon01:49 – 03:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 04:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:26 – 05:45
- 11♂︎ Mars05:45 – 07:03
- 12☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Thursday, 20 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 8h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:23 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.