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 Friday, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:17
- 3☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:03
- 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 13:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:34
- 10☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:50 – 18:04
- 2☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:19
- 3♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:48
- 5☽︎ Moon21:48 – 23:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:46
- 9☉︎ Sun02:46 – 04:01
- 10♀︎ Venus04:01 – 05:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:30
- 12☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 9h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 14h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:46 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.