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 Tuesday, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 15:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:10 – 08:49
- 2☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:27
- 3♀︎ Venus09:27 – 10:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 10:44
- 5☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 12:39
- 8♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:18
- 9☉︎ Sun13:18 – 13:56
- 10♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:13
- 12☽︎ Moon15:13 – 15:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 17:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:35
- 3♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:56
- 4☉︎ Sun19:56 – 21:18
- 5♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 00:01
- 7☽︎ Moon00:01 – 01:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 04:06
- 10♂︎ Mars04:06 – 05:28
- 11☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:49
- 12♀︎ Venus06:49 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 15:52: the day lasts 7h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 16h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:10 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.