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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 15:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:58 – 08:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:17
- 3☽︎ Moon09:17 – 09:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 11:56
- 7☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:36
- 8♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 13:55
- 10☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 15:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:54 – 17:14
- 2☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:35
- 3♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 21:16
- 5☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:39
- 12☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 15:54: the day lasts 7h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:58 to 08:38: 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.