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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:19
- 3☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:58
- 6♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:51
- 7☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:44
- 8♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:30
- 10☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:16
- 2☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:23
- 3♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:38
- 5☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:59
- 8♂︎ Mars01:59 – 03:06
- 9☉︎ Sun03:06 – 04:13
- 10♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:28
- 12☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:33 to 08:26: 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.