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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 08:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:28
- 3♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:09
- 4☉︎ Sun10:09 – 10:50
- 5♀︎ Venus10:50 – 11:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:12
- 7☽︎ Moon12:12 – 12:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:15
- 10♂︎ Mars14:15 – 14:56
- 11☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:37
- 12♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:37
- 2☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 20:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:34
- 5♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:52
- 6☉︎ Sun22:52 – 00:11
- 7♀︎ Venus00:11 – 01:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:49
- 9☽︎ Moon02:49 – 04:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:46
- 12♂︎ Mars06:46 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 16:18: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 15h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:06 to 08:47: 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.