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 Wednesday, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 16:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 08:55
- 2☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 12:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:30
- 9☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 14:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:29
- 12♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:08 – 17:29
- 2♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 20:10
- 4☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:53
- 9♀︎ Venus02:53 – 04:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:34
- 11☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 16:08: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:15 to 08:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.