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 Wednesday, 31 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:01
- 5♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:05
- 6☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:09
- 7♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:18
- 9☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:31
- 12♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:31
- 2♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:08
- 7♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:04
- 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:50
- 11☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 31 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:43 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.