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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:46
- 3☽︎ Moon07:46 – 09:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 13:12
- 7☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:33
- 8♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 17:16
- 10☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 21:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:20 – 21:58
- 2☉︎ Sun21:58 – 22:37
- 3♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 23:55
- 5☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 01:51
- 8♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:30
- 9☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:09
- 10♀︎ Venus03:09 – 03:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:26
- 12☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 16h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 7h 45m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:04 to 06:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.