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 Sunday, 13 August 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:56 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:40
- 4☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 12:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:38
- 8☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:53
- 9♀︎ Venus15:53 – 17:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:22
- 11☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:37
- 2♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:22
- 3☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:08
- 4♀︎ Venus23:08 – 23:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:39
- 6☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 02:56
- 9♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:41
- 10☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:27
- 11♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Sunday, 13 August 2028, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:56 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.