Planetary hours
in Munich.
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 Sunday, 21 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:01 – 08:43
- 2♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:06
- 4☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:11
- 7♂︎ Mars12:11 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:35
- 9♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 14:58
- 11☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:40
- 2♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:58
- 3☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:17
- 4♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:48
- 9♂︎ Mars02:48 – 04:06
- 10☉︎ Sun04:06 – 05:25
- 11♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Munich?
On Sunday, 21 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 15h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:01 to 08:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.