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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 21:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:35
- 2♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 09:19
- 4☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 12:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:26
- 7♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:48
- 8☉︎ Sun14:48 – 16:10
- 9♀︎ Venus16:10 – 17:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:55
- 11☽︎ Moon18:55 – 20:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:17
- 2♂︎ Mars22:17 – 22:55
- 3☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:33
- 4♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 00:49
- 6☽︎ Moon00:49 – 01:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 02:42
- 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:20
- 10☉︎ Sun03:20 – 03:58
- 11♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 21:39: the day lasts 16h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 7h 35m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:13 to 06:35: 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.