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, 30 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 08:01
- 3☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:53
- 6♂︎ Mars11:53 – 13:11
- 7☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:28
- 8♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 17:03
- 10☽︎ Moon17:03 – 18:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:20 – 19:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:37
- 2☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:20
- 3♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:46
- 5☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:54
- 8♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:45
- 12☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 30 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 15h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:27 to 06:44: 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.