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 Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 15:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:08 – 08:47
- 2♀︎ Venus08:47 – 09:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:17
- 9♀︎ Venus13:17 – 13:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:34
- 11☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 15:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 17:13
- 2♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:34
- 3☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:56
- 4♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:39
- 6☽︎ Moon22:39 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 04:05
- 10☉︎ Sun04:05 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 15:51: the day lasts 7h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 16h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:08 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.