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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:50 – 06:14
- 2♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:34
- 8☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:57
- 9♀︎ Venus15:57 – 17:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:20 – 18:43
- 11☽︎ Moon18:43 – 20:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:07
- 2♂︎ Mars22:07 – 22:44
- 3☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:20
- 4♀︎ Venus23:20 – 23:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 00:34
- 6☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 01:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:24
- 9♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:01
- 10☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:38
- 11♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 16h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 7h 21m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:50 to 06:14: 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.