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 Sunday, 5 January 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 16:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:07 – 08:48
- 2♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:09
- 4☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:10
- 7♂︎ Mars12:10 – 12:51
- 8☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:31
- 9♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 14:52
- 11☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:33
- 2♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:52
- 3☉︎ Sun18:52 – 20:12
- 4♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:51
- 6☽︎ Moon22:51 – 00:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 04:08
- 10☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:28
- 11♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 5 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 16:13: the day lasts 8h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:07 to 08:48: 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.