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, 15 July 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:27
- 2♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:48
- 3☉︎ Sun07:48 – 09:08
- 4♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:50
- 6☽︎ Moon11:50 – 13:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:51
- 9♂︎ Mars15:51 – 17:12
- 10☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:32
- 11♀︎ Venus18:32 – 19:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 21:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:14 – 21:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 22:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:12
- 4♂︎ Mars23:12 – 23:52
- 5☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:31
- 6♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 01:50
- 8☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 03:49
- 11♂︎ Mars03:49 – 04:28
- 12☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Thursday, 15 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 16h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 7h 54m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:07 to 06:27: 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.