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 Friday, 2 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 16:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 09:49
- 3☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:04
- 8♀︎ Venus13:04 – 13:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:22
- 10☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:40
- 2☉︎ Sun17:40 – 19:01
- 3♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:43
- 5☽︎ Moon21:43 – 23:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:46
- 8♂︎ Mars01:46 – 03:06
- 9☉︎ Sun03:06 – 04:27
- 10♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 07:09
- 12☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 16:19: the day lasts 7h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 16h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:30 to 09:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.