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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:53 – 08:37
- 2♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:05
- 4☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:17
- 7♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:45
- 9♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:13
- 11☽︎ Moon15:13 – 15:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:57
- 2♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:13
- 3☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:29
- 4♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 23:00
- 6☽︎ Moon23:00 – 00:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:48
- 9♂︎ Mars02:48 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 15h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:53 to 08:37: 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.