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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:09
- 2♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:03
- 4☽︎ Moon10:03 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:42
- 11☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:39
- 2♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:43
- 3☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:46
- 4♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:07
- 11♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:12 to 08:09: 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.