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, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 21:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:22
- 2☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 16:10
- 9☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:21
- 12♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:21
- 2♀︎ Venus22:21 – 22:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:34
- 4☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 00:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 03:46
- 11☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 04:58
Other cities · Germany
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 21:45: the day lasts 16h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 7h 12m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:58 to 06:22: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.