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 Sunday, 28 March 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:50 – 07:53
- 2♀︎ Venus07:53 – 08:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 10:00
- 4☽︎ Moon10:00 – 11:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 12:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:14
- 8☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:17
- 9♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:24
- 11☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:27
- 2♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:23
- 3☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:20
- 4♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:13
- 6☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 03:58
- 10☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:55
- 11♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 28 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:50 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.