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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:08 – 08:49
- 2♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:10
- 4☽︎ Moon10:10 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 12:54
- 8☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:34
- 9♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 14:56
- 11☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:37
- 2♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:56
- 3☉︎ Sun18:56 – 20:15
- 4♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:54
- 6☽︎ Moon22:54 – 00:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 04:11
- 10☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:30
- 11♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nuremberg?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 16:18: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 15h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:08 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.