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, 14 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 16:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:02
- 2♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:19
- 4☽︎ Moon10:19 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 12:54
- 8☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:33
- 9♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 14:50
- 11☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:28
- 2♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:50
- 3☉︎ Sun18:50 – 20:11
- 4♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:54
- 6☽︎ Moon22:54 – 00:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 04:20
- 10☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:41
- 11♀︎ Venus05:41 – 07:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Sunday, 14 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 16:07: the day lasts 7h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 16h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:23 to 09:02: 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.