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 Wednesday, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:31
- 2☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 13:12
- 7♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:52
- 9☽︎ Moon15:52 – 17:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:53
- 12♂︎ Mars19:53 – 21:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:13 – 21:53
- 2♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:13
- 4☽︎ Moon23:13 – 23:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:13
- 7♂︎ Mars01:13 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 03:52
- 11☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 16h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 7h 58m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:10 to 06:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.