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, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:46 – 07:01
- 2♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 12:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:33
- 8☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:49
- 9♀︎ Venus15:49 – 17:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:19
- 11☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:50 – 21:35
- 2♂︎ Mars21:35 – 22:19
- 3☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:04
- 4♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:33
- 6☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:31
- 10☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:15
- 11♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 8h 54m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:46 to 07:01: 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.