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 Saturday, 10 May 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:39 – 07:55
- 3♂︎ Mars07:55 – 09:12
- 4☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:28
- 5♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:45 – 13:01
- 7☽︎ Moon13:01 – 14:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:51
- 10♂︎ Mars16:51 – 18:08
- 11☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:24
- 12♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:24
- 2☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 22:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:34
- 5♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:17
- 6☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 01:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:27
- 9☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 03:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 04:37
- 12♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 10 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:22 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.