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 Friday, 18 August 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:19
- 3☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 13:09
- 7☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:22
- 8♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:47
- 10☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:12
- 2☉︎ Sun21:12 – 21:59
- 3♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:35
- 5☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:45
- 9☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:33
- 10♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:08
- 12☽︎ Moon05:08 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Friday, 18 August 2028, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:54 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.