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 Thursday, 15 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:20
- 2♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:29
- 3☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:38
- 4♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:56
- 6☽︎ Moon11:56 – 13:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 15:23
- 9♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:33
- 10☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:42
- 11♀︎ Venus17:42 – 18:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:51 – 20:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:00 – 20:51
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:41 – 22:32
- 4♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:23
- 5☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:13
- 6♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 01:55
- 8☽︎ Moon01:55 – 02:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:27
- 11♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:18
- 12☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Thursday, 15 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:11 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.