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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 16:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 08:51
- 2♂︎ Mars08:51 – 09:30
- 3☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:10
- 4♀︎ Venus10:10 – 10:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:30
- 6☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 12:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:30
- 9♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:10
- 10☉︎ Sun14:10 – 14:50
- 11♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:10
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 20:10
- 4♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:31
- 5☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:51
- 6♀︎ Venus22:51 – 00:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 01:31
- 8☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 04:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:32
- 11♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:52
- 12☉︎ Sun06:52 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 16:10: the day lasts 7h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 16h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:11 to 08:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.