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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 15:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:14 – 08:52
- 2♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:09
- 4☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:03
- 7♂︎ Mars12:03 – 12:42
- 8☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:20
- 9♀︎ Venus13:20 – 13:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 14:36
- 11☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 15:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 17:15
- 2♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:37
- 3☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:58
- 4♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:42
- 6☽︎ Moon22:42 – 00:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 04:09
- 10☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:31
- 11♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 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?
The Sun, from 08:14 to 08:52: 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.