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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 13:20
- 7♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 16:01
- 9☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 20:02
- 12♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:02
- 2♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:21
- 4☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:21
- 7♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:40
- 9♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nuremberg?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 21:22: the day lasts 16h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 7h 57m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:18 to 06:39: 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.