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 Thursday, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 08:47
- 2♂︎ Mars08:47 – 09:28
- 3☉︎ Sun09:28 – 10:09
- 4♀︎ Venus10:09 – 10:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:30
- 6☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 12:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 13:33
- 9♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:14
- 10☉︎ Sun14:14 – 14:55
- 11♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:16
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:55
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 20:14
- 4♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:33
- 5☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:52
- 6♀︎ Venus22:52 – 00:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:31
- 8☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 04:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 05:28
- 11♂︎ Mars05:28 – 06:47
- 12☉︎ Sun06:47 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nuremberg?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 15h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:06 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.