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, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:29
- 3☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 13:07
- 7☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:16
- 8♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:35
- 10☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:03 – 20:54
- 2☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:45
- 3♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:26
- 5☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:49
- 9☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:39
- 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:21
- 12☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:10 to 07:19: 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.