Planetary hours
in Hannover.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 10 of the day, until 15:12
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:09
- 2☽︎ Moon08:09 – 08:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 12:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:38
- 9☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 15:59
- 12♂︎ Mars15:59 – 16:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:59
- 2♀︎ Venus17:59 – 19:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:25
- 4☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:57
- 11☽︎ Moon04:57 – 06:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 9h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:22 to 08:09: 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.