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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 15:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:16 – 08:55
- 2♀︎ Venus08:55 – 09:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:12
- 4☽︎ Moon10:12 – 10:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 12:45
- 8☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:24
- 9♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:41
- 11☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 15:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 17:19
- 2♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:41
- 3☉︎ Sun18:41 – 20:02
- 4♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:45
- 6☽︎ Moon22:45 – 00:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:50
- 9♂︎ Mars02:50 – 04:12
- 10☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:33
- 11♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 15:57: the day lasts 7h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 16h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:16 to 08:55: 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.