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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:18
- 7☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:34
- 8♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 17:08
- 10☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 20:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:41
- 2☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:24
- 3♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 23:51
- 5☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 04:52
- 12☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 8h 37m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:37 to 06:54: 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.