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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 15:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 08:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:30
- 3♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:08
- 4☉︎ Sun10:08 – 10:46
- 5♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:03
- 7☽︎ Moon12:03 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:19 – 13:58
- 10♂︎ Mars13:58 – 14:36
- 11☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:14
- 12♀︎ Venus15:14 – 15:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 17:14
- 2☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:36 – 19:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 21:20
- 5♂︎ Mars21:20 – 22:41
- 6☉︎ Sun22:41 – 00:03
- 7♀︎ Venus00:03 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:47
- 9☽︎ Moon02:47 – 04:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:52
- 12♂︎ Mars06:52 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 15:53: the day lasts 7h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 16h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:13 to 08:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.