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 Tuesday, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:27
- 2☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:13
- 3♀︎ Venus09:13 – 09:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:46
- 5☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:05
- 8♂︎ Mars13:05 – 13:51
- 9☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:38
- 10♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:10
- 12☽︎ Moon16:10 – 16:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:24
- 3♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:37
- 4☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:51
- 5♀︎ Venus21:51 – 23:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 00:18
- 7☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:58
- 10♂︎ Mars03:58 – 05:12
- 11☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:25
- 12♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 14h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:40 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.