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 Saturday, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 08:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:41
- 3♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:24
- 4☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:07
- 5♀︎ Venus11:07 – 11:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:50 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:16 – 13:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 14:41
- 10♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:24
- 11☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:07
- 12♀︎ Venus16:07 – 16:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 18:07
- 2☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:58
- 5♂︎ Mars21:58 – 23:15
- 6☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:32
- 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 03:06
- 9☽︎ Moon03:06 – 04:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:57
- 12♂︎ Mars06:57 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 8h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 15h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:15 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.