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 Tuesday, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:12
- 2☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:08
- 3♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 11:01
- 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 11:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 12:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 13:50
- 8♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:46
- 9☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:43
- 10♀︎ Venus15:43 – 16:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:35
- 12☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:39
- 3♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:43
- 4☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:47
- 5♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:54
- 7☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 03:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 04:06
- 10♂︎ Mars04:06 – 05:10
- 11☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:13
- 12♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:15 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.