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 Friday, 14 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:52
- 3☽︎ Moon07:52 – 09:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 13:01
- 7☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:19
- 8♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:54
- 10☽︎ Moon16:54 – 18:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:29
- 2☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:11
- 3♀︎ Venus22:11 – 22:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:36
- 5☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:43
- 8♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:25
- 9☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:08
- 10♀︎ Venus03:08 – 03:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:33
- 12☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 14 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 8h 29m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:17 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.