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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:15
- 2☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:54
- 5♂︎ Mars10:54 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:20
- 7♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:46
- 9☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:25
- 12♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:25
- 2♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 22:59
- 4☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:20
- 7♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:08
- 8☉︎ Sun02:08 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nuremberg?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 14h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:02 to 07:15: 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.