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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:18
- 2♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:45
- 4☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:38
- 8☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:51
- 9♀︎ Venus15:51 – 17:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:17
- 11☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:31
- 2♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:17
- 3☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:04
- 4♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:38
- 6☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 03:46
- 10☉︎ Sun03:46 – 04:33
- 11♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:05 to 07:18: 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.