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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:51 – 08:43
- 2♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:05
- 7♂︎ Mars13:05 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:50
- 9♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:35
- 11☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:27
- 2♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:35
- 3☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:43
- 4♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:58
- 6☽︎ Moon23:58 – 01:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 02:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:22
- 9♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:29
- 10☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:37
- 11♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:51 to 08:43: 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.