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 Tuesday, 9 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 15:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:04 – 08:43
- 2☉︎ Sun08:43 – 09:22
- 3♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 10:40
- 5☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 11:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:37
- 8♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:16
- 9☉︎ Sun13:16 – 13:55
- 10♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:13
- 12☽︎ Moon15:13 – 15:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 17:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:34
- 3♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:55
- 4☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:16
- 5♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:59
- 7☽︎ Moon23:59 – 01:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 04:02
- 10♂︎ Mars04:02 – 05:23
- 11☉︎ Sun05:23 – 06:44
- 12♀︎ Venus06:44 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Tuesday, 9 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 15:52: the day lasts 7h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 16h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:04 to 08:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.