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, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:41
- 3♂︎ Mars07:41 – 09:04
- 4☉︎ Sun09:04 – 10:26
- 5♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 17:18
- 10♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:41
- 11☉︎ Sun18:41 – 20:03
- 12♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:03
- 2☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 23:56
- 5♂︎ Mars23:56 – 00:34
- 6☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 01:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:27
- 9☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 03:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:20
- 12♂︎ Mars04:20 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 16h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 7h 32m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:56 to 06:19: 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.