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, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 08:52
- 3♂︎ Mars08:52 – 09:43
- 4☉︎ Sun09:43 – 10:35
- 5♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:27 – 12:19
- 7☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 14:54
- 10♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:46
- 11☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:37
- 12♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:37
- 2☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 22:01
- 5♂︎ Mars22:01 – 23:10
- 6☉︎ Sun23:10 – 00:18
- 7♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:34
- 9☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 05:58
- 12♂︎ Mars05:58 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 13h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:08 to 08:00: 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.