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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:55 – 08:46
- 2☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:38
- 3♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:21
- 5☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 13:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 13:57
- 8♂︎ Mars13:57 – 14:48
- 9☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:40
- 10♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:24
- 12☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:32
- 3♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:41
- 4☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:49
- 5♀︎ Venus22:49 – 23:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 01:06
- 7☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 03:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:31
- 10♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:39
- 11☉︎ Sun05:39 – 06:48
- 12♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:55 to 08:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.