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 Monday, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 16:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:07 – 08:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:08
- 4♂︎ Mars10:08 – 10:49
- 5☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:29
- 6♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 12:50
- 8☽︎ Moon12:50 – 13:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 14:51
- 11♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:31
- 12☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:51
- 3☽︎ Moon18:51 – 20:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:50
- 6♂︎ Mars22:50 – 00:09
- 7☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:29
- 8♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 04:08
- 10☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 16:11: the day lasts 8h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 15h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.