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, 25 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:50 – 07:02
- 2♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:27
- 4☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 13:03
- 7♂︎ Mars13:03 – 14:15
- 8☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:27
- 9♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:52
- 11☽︎ Moon17:52 – 19:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:04
- 2♂︎ Mars21:04 – 21:52
- 3☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:39
- 4♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:14
- 6☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 01:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:37
- 9♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:25
- 10☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:13
- 11♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 25 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:50 to 07:02: 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.