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, 11 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:37
- 2♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 13:01
- 7♂︎ Mars13:01 – 14:18
- 8☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:35
- 9♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 18:09
- 11☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:25
- 2♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:08
- 3☉︎ Sun22:08 – 22:52
- 4♀︎ Venus22:52 – 23:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:18
- 6☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:10
- 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 03:53
- 11♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 11 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 15h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 8h 37m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:20 to 06:37: 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.