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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 21:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 08:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:24
- 4☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 12:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:26
- 7♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:47
- 8☉︎ Sun14:47 – 16:08
- 9♀︎ Venus16:08 – 17:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:50
- 11☽︎ Moon18:50 – 20:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:11
- 2♂︎ Mars22:11 – 22:50
- 3☉︎ Sun22:50 – 23:29
- 4♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:09 – 00:48
- 6☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:25
- 10☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 21:31: the day lasts 16h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 7h 52m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:22 to 06:43: 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.