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, 4 February 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:23
- 2☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:11
- 3♀︎ Venus09:11 – 09:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:45
- 5☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:06
- 8♂︎ Mars13:06 – 13:53
- 9☉︎ Sun13:53 – 14:40
- 10♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:14
- 12☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:27
- 3♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:40
- 4☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:52
- 5♀︎ Venus21:52 – 23:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 00:18
- 7☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:56
- 10♂︎ Mars03:56 – 05:09
- 11☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:22
- 12♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Tuesday, 4 February 2025, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 9h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:36 to 08:23: 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.