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 Wednesday, 4 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 07:02
- 2☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 16:00
- 9☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:50
- 12♂︎ Mars19:50 – 21:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:07 – 21:51
- 2♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:17
- 4☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:27
- 7♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 02:54
- 9♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:20
- 11☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hannover?
On Wednesday, 4 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 15h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 8h 39m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:45 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.