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 Tuesday, 5 August 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 21:05
- 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 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:53
- 5☽︎ Moon10:53 – 12:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 13:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:26 – 14:42
- 8♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:59
- 9☉︎ Sun15:59 – 17:15
- 10♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:48
- 12☽︎ Moon19:48 – 21:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 21:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 22:32
- 3♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:16
- 4☉︎ Sun23:16 – 23:59
- 5♀︎ Venus23:59 – 00:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:27
- 7☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 02:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:38
- 10♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:22
- 11☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:05
- 12♀︎ Venus05:05 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Tuesday, 5 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 8h 44m: 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.