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, 26 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:56 – 07:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:43
- 3☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:24
- 6♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 14:59
- 10☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:46
- 2☉︎ Sun18:46 – 19:52
- 3♀︎ Venus19:52 – 20:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:29
- 9☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:48
- 12☽︎ Moon05:48 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 26 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:56 to 07:50: 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.