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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 16:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:08 – 08:48
- 2☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:28
- 3♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 10:49
- 5☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 12:50
- 8♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:30
- 9☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:10
- 10♀︎ Venus14:10 – 14:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:31
- 12☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:51
- 3♂︎ Mars18:51 – 20:11
- 4☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:30
- 5♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 00:10
- 7☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 04:10
- 10♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:30
- 11☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:49
- 12♀︎ Venus06:49 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 16:11: the day lasts 8h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 15h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:08 to 08:48: 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.