Planetary hours
in Berlin.
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, 12 January 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:12 – 08:52
- 2♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:13
- 4☽︎ Moon10:13 – 10:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:14
- 7♂︎ Mars12:14 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:35
- 9♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 14:56
- 11☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:37
- 2♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:56
- 3☉︎ Sun18:56 – 20:16
- 4♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:55
- 6☽︎ Moon22:55 – 00:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:53
- 9♂︎ Mars02:53 – 04:12
- 10☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:32
- 11♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Sunday, 12 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 8h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:12 to 08:52: 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.