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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:32
- 2☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 11:02
- 5♂︎ Mars11:02 – 12:12
- 6☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:42
- 9☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:12
- 12♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:12
- 2♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 22:52
- 4☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:23
- 7♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:13
- 8☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:03
- 9♀︎ Venus03:03 – 03:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:43
- 11☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:22 to 07:32: 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.