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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 08:16
- 3♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:34
- 4☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:51
- 5♀︎ Venus10:51 – 12:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:26
- 7☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 16:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 17:19
- 10♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:37
- 11☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:54
- 12♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 21:55
- 2☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:02
- 5♂︎ Mars00:02 – 00:45
- 6☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:27
- 7♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 02:52
- 9☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:00
- 12♂︎ Mars05:00 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 15h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 8h 30m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:41 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.