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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:11
- 3☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:53
- 7☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:48
- 8♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:39
- 10☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:30
- 2☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:34
- 3♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:44
- 5☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 03:03
- 9☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:08
- 10♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:18
- 12☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:21 to 08:16: 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.