Planetary hours
in Nuremberg.
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, 18 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:37
- 3♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:46
- 4☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:56
- 5♀︎ Venus10:56 – 12:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:44
- 10♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:53
- 11☉︎ Sun17:53 – 19:03
- 12♀︎ Venus19:03 – 20:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:03
- 2☽︎ Moon21:03 – 21:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 22:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:34
- 5♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:24
- 6☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:14
- 7♀︎ Venus01:14 – 02:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 03:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:25
- 12♂︎ Mars05:25 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nuremberg?
On Saturday, 18 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:18 to 07:27: 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.