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, 1 September 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:33
- 3☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:13
- 8♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:29
- 10☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:45
- 2☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:37
- 3♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:22
- 5☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:50
- 9☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:43
- 10♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:27
- 12☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Berlin?
On Friday, 1 September 2028, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:17 to 07:25: 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.