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 Saturday, 16 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 07:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:17
- 3♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:30
- 4☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:43
- 5♀︎ Venus10:43 – 11:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:49
- 10♂︎ Mars16:49 – 18:02
- 11☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:16
- 12♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:16
- 2☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 22:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 23:37
- 5♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:23
- 6☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:10
- 7♀︎ Venus01:10 – 01:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 02:44
- 9☽︎ Moon02:44 – 03:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:05
- 12♂︎ Mars05:05 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Saturday, 16 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:50 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.