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, 11 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:07
- 2♀︎ Venus09:07 – 09:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:09
- 8☉︎ Sun13:09 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:10
- 11☽︎ Moon15:10 – 15:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:50
- 2♂︎ Mars17:50 – 19:10
- 3☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:30
- 4♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 23:09
- 6☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 03:07
- 9♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:27
- 10☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:47
- 11♀︎ Venus05:47 – 07:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Sunday, 11 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 16:31: the day lasts 8h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 15h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:27 to 09:07: 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.