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 Wednesday, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:05
- 2☽︎ Moon09:05 – 09:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:30
- 7♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 13:52
- 9☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 15:55
- 12♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:54
- 2♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:32
- 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 23:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 03:07
- 9♀︎ Venus03:07 – 04:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:45
- 11☽︎ Moon05:45 – 07:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 8h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 15h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:24 to 09:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.