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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 16:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 08:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:34
- 3♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:13
- 4☉︎ Sun10:13 – 10:53
- 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:13
- 7☽︎ Moon12:13 – 12:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:13
- 10♂︎ Mars14:13 – 14:52
- 11☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:32
- 12♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:32
- 2☽︎ Moon17:32 – 18:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 20:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 21:33
- 5♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:53
- 6☉︎ Sun22:53 – 00:13
- 7♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 04:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:33 – 06:53
- 12♂︎ Mars06:53 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 16:12: the day lasts 7h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 16h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:14 to 08:54: 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.