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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 15:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:15 – 08:53
- 2☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:31
- 3♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 10:48
- 5☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:43
- 8♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:21
- 9☉︎ Sun13:21 – 13:59
- 10♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:16
- 12☽︎ Moon15:16 – 15:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 17:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:38
- 3♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:59
- 4☉︎ Sun19:59 – 21:21
- 5♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 00:05
- 7☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 04:10
- 10♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:32
- 11☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:54
- 12♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 15:54: the day lasts 7h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 16h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:15 to 08:53: 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.