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, 31 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 21:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:21
- 2☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:54
- 6☉︎ Sun11:54 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 16:04
- 9☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 20:15
- 12♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:14
- 2♀︎ Venus22:14 – 22:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:28
- 4☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 00:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:17
- 7♂︎ Mars01:17 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 03:43
- 11☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Wednesday, 31 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 21:38: the day lasts 16h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 7h 19m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:58 to 06:21: 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.