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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:22
- 2☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:59
- 5♂︎ Mars10:59 – 12:11
- 6☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:24
- 7♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:48
- 9☽︎ Moon15:48 – 17:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:25
- 12♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:25
- 2♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:01
- 4☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:24
- 7♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:12
- 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:10 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.