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, 17 January 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:00 – 08:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:25
- 3☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:15
- 7☉︎ Sun12:15 – 12:57
- 8♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:23
- 10☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 15:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:48
- 2☉︎ Sun17:48 – 19:05
- 3♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:40
- 5☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 00:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:49
- 9☉︎ Sun02:49 – 04:07
- 10♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:41
- 12☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 17 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 15h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:00 to 08:42: 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.