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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:04
- 5♂︎ Mars11:04 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:15
- 9☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:24
- 12♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:24
- 2♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:18
- 4☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:08
- 8☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:05
- 9♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:59
- 11☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nuremberg?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:53 to 07:55: 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.