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 Monday, 22 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:08
- 4♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:09
- 5☉︎ Sun10:09 – 11:11
- 6♀︎ Venus11:11 – 12:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:13
- 8☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:18
- 11♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:19
- 12☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:20
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:17
- 3☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:12
- 6♂︎ Mars23:12 – 00:11
- 7☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:09
- 8♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 03:06
- 10☽︎ Moon03:06 – 04:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:03 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 22 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:04 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.