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 Tuesday, 8 August 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:47 – 07:04
- 2☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:20
- 3♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:52
- 5☽︎ Moon10:52 – 12:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:41
- 8♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:57
- 9☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:13
- 10♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:45
- 12☽︎ Moon19:45 – 21:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 21:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:30
- 3♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:14
- 4☉︎ Sun23:14 – 23:57
- 5♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:25
- 7☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 02:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:05
- 12♀︎ Venus05:05 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Tuesday, 8 August 2028, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 15h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 8h 48m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:47 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.