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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 21:31
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 06:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:13 – 07:36
- 3♂︎ Mars07:36 – 09:00
- 4☉︎ Sun09:00 – 10:23
- 5♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 17:20
- 10♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:44
- 11☉︎ Sun18:44 – 20:07
- 12♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:07
- 2☽︎ Moon22:07 – 22:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 23:57
- 5♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:34
- 6☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 01:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:24
- 9☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 03:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:14
- 12♂︎ Mars04:14 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 21:31: the day lasts 16h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 7h 20m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:50 to 06:13: 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.