Planetary hours
in Dresden.
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, 24 November 2023: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 16:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:00
- 3☽︎ Moon09:00 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 11:51
- 7☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:34
- 8♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 13:59
- 10☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:07 – 17:24
- 2☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:42
- 3♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:17
- 5☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 01:09
- 8♂︎ Mars01:09 – 02:27
- 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:44
- 10♀︎ Venus03:44 – 05:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:19
- 12☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 24 November 2023, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 16:07: the day lasts 8h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:35 to 08:18: 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.