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 Wednesday, 18 December 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 15:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:43
- 2☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 12:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:20
- 9☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 14:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:19
- 12♂︎ Mars15:19 – 15:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:59 – 17:19
- 2♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 20:00
- 4☽︎ Moon20:00 – 21:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 01:22
- 8☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 04:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 05:24
- 11☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 18 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 15:59: the day lasts 7h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:04 to 08:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.