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, 6 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:09
- 3♂︎ Mars09:09 – 09:56
- 4☉︎ Sun09:56 – 10:44
- 5♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:19
- 7☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 13:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 14:41
- 10♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:29
- 11☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:16
- 12♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:16
- 2☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:53
- 5♂︎ Mars21:53 – 23:06
- 6☉︎ Sun23:06 – 00:18
- 7♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:43
- 9☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 05:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 06:20
- 12♂︎ Mars06:20 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 6 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:34 to 08:21: 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.