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 Sunday, 12 January 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:06
- 2♀︎ Venus09:06 – 09:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:27
- 4☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:10
- 8☉︎ Sun13:10 – 13:50
- 9♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:12
- 11☽︎ Moon15:12 – 15:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:52
- 2♂︎ Mars17:52 – 19:11
- 3☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:31
- 4♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 23:09
- 6☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 03:07
- 9♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:27
- 10☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:46
- 11♀︎ Venus05:46 – 07:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Sunday, 12 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 8h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 15h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.