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 Monday, 9 August 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:26
- 4♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:40
- 5☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:55
- 6♀︎ Venus11:55 – 13:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 14:24
- 8☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:08
- 11♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:23
- 12☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:09
- 3☽︎ Moon22:09 – 22:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:25
- 6♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:10
- 7☉︎ Sun01:10 – 01:56
- 8♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:27
- 10☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 04:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 9 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 14h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 9h 05m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:42 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.