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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:27
- 3☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:59
- 6♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:50
- 7☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:40
- 8♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:22
- 10☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 17:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:03
- 2☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:13
- 3♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:32
- 5☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 03:10
- 9☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:19
- 10♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:38
- 12☽︎ Moon06:38 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:45 to 08:36: 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.