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, 20 August 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:22
- 3☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:56
- 6♂︎ Mars11:56 – 13:07
- 7☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:19
- 8♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:42
- 10☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 19:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:05
- 2☉︎ Sun21:05 – 21:54
- 3♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:31
- 5☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:46
- 9☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:11
- 12☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 20 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:59 to 07:10: 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.