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, 8 July 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 06:21
- 2♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:43
- 3☉︎ Sun07:43 – 09:04
- 4♀︎ Venus09:04 – 10:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:48
- 6☽︎ Moon11:48 – 13:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 14:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:53
- 9♂︎ Mars15:53 – 17:14
- 10☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:36
- 11♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:19
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:19 – 21:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:15
- 4♂︎ Mars23:15 – 23:53
- 5☉︎ Sun23:53 – 00:31
- 6♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 01:48
- 8☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:05 – 03:44
- 11♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:22
- 12☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Thursday, 8 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 16h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 7h 41m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:59 to 06:21: 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.