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, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:05
- 2♀︎ Venus08:05 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:08
- 4☽︎ Moon10:08 – 11:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:13
- 7♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:15
- 8☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:17
- 9♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:20
- 11☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:22
- 2♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:21
- 3☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:19
- 4♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:16
- 6☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:09
- 10☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:08
- 11♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:03 to 08:05: 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.