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, 13 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:01
- 3♂︎ Mars09:01 – 09:50
- 4☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:40
- 5♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:19
- 7☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 13:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 14:48
- 10♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:37
- 11☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:27
- 12♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:27
- 2☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:58
- 5♂︎ Mars21:58 – 23:08
- 6☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:18
- 7♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:39
- 9☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 06:10
- 12♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 13 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:22 to 08:11: 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.