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 Thursday, 29 August 2024: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:22
- 2♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:31
- 3☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:39
- 4♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 11:56
- 6☽︎ Moon11:56 – 13:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:22
- 9♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:30
- 10☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:39
- 11♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 19:56
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:56 – 20:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:47 – 21:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:31
- 4♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:22
- 5☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:14
- 6♀︎ Venus00:14 – 01:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 01:57
- 8☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 04:32
- 11♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:24
- 12☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Thursday, 29 August 2024, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:14 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.