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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 07:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:23
- 3♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:39
- 4☉︎ Sun09:39 – 10:54
- 5♀︎ Venus10:54 – 12:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 13:26
- 7☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 17:13
- 10♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:28
- 11☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:44
- 12♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:44
- 2☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 23:57
- 5♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:42
- 6☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:27
- 7♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 02:56
- 9☽︎ Moon02:56 – 03:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:40 – 04:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:09
- 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 15h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 8h 54m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:52 to 07:08: 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.