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, 17 January 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:06
- 2☽︎ Moon09:06 – 09:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:30
- 7♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 15:54
- 12♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:34 – 17:54
- 2♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:32
- 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 23:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 03:08
- 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:46
- 11☽︎ Moon05:46 – 07:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamburg?
On Wednesday, 17 January 2029, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 8h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 15h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:26 to 09:06: 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.