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 Tuesday, 24 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:05 – 07:15
- 2☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:25
- 3♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:46
- 5☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 13:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 14:17
- 8♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:27
- 9☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:37
- 10♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 18:58
- 12☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 20:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:48
- 3♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:38
- 4☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:28
- 5♀︎ Venus23:28 – 00:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:07
- 7☽︎ Moon01:07 – 01:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:47 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:27
- 11☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:17
- 12♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Tuesday, 24 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:05 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.