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 Tuesday, 5 November 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:04 – 07:52
- 2☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:39
- 3♀︎ Venus08:39 – 09:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:13
- 5☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:35
- 8♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:22
- 9☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:09
- 10♀︎ Venus14:09 – 14:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:44
- 12☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:57
- 3♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:10
- 4☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:23
- 5♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:49
- 7☽︎ Moon23:49 – 01:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 02:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:27
- 10♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:40
- 11☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:53
- 12♀︎ Venus05:53 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Tuesday, 5 November 2024, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 16:31: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 14h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:04 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.