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 Saturday, 8 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:42 – 07:58
- 3♂︎ Mars07:58 – 09:14
- 4☉︎ Sun09:14 – 10:30
- 5♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:46 – 13:02
- 7☽︎ Moon13:02 – 14:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:49
- 10♂︎ Mars16:49 – 18:05
- 11☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:21
- 12♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:21
- 2☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 22:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:33
- 5♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:17
- 6☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 01:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 02:29
- 9☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 03:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:57 – 04:41
- 12♂︎ Mars04:41 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 8 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 15h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 8h 47m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:26 to 06:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.