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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:35
- 3♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:27
- 4☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:20
- 5♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:05
- 7☽︎ Moon13:05 – 13:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 15:44
- 10♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:36
- 11☉︎ Sun16:36 – 17:29
- 12♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:29
- 2☽︎ Moon19:29 – 20:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:52
- 5♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:59
- 6☉︎ Sun23:59 – 01:06
- 7♀︎ Venus01:06 – 02:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:21
- 9☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 06:44
- 12♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:49 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.