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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 16:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:07
- 2☉︎ Sun09:07 – 09:46
- 3♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:02
- 5☽︎ Moon11:02 – 11:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 12:58
- 8♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:36
- 9☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:14
- 10♀︎ Venus14:14 – 14:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:31
- 12☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:53
- 3♂︎ Mars18:53 – 20:14
- 4☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:36
- 5♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 00:19
- 7☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 03:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 04:24
- 10♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:46
- 11☉︎ Sun05:46 – 07:08
- 12♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 16:09: the day lasts 7h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 16h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:29 to 09:07: 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.