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, 8 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 16:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 08:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:34
- 3♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:14
- 4☉︎ Sun10:14 – 10:53
- 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:12
- 7☽︎ Moon12:12 – 12:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:52 – 13:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:11
- 10♂︎ Mars14:11 – 14:51
- 11☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:31
- 12♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:31
- 2☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 20:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:32
- 5♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:52
- 6☉︎ Sun22:52 – 00:12
- 7♀︎ Venus00:12 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 04:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:33 – 06:54
- 12♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Saturday, 8 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 16:10: the day lasts 7h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 16h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:15 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.