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 Tuesday, 6 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:36
- 2☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:43
- 3♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:55
- 5☽︎ Moon10:55 – 12:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 14:14
- 8♂︎ Mars14:14 – 15:20
- 9☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:26
- 10♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:39
- 12☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:32
- 3♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:26
- 4☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:19
- 5♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:06
- 7☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 02:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:47
- 10♂︎ Mars03:47 – 04:41
- 11☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:34
- 12♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Tuesday, 6 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:30 to 07:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.