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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:34
- 3☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:13
- 6♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:06
- 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:59
- 8♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:45
- 10☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:31
- 2☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:38
- 3♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:52
- 5☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 01:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:14
- 8♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:21
- 9☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:28
- 10♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:42
- 12☽︎ Moon06:42 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:47 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.