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, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:57
- 2☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:29
- 9☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:08
- 12♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:08
- 2♀︎ Venus21:08 – 21:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:09
- 11☽︎ Moon04:09 – 04:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:44 to 06:57: 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.