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, 12 October 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:17
- 2☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:12
- 3♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 11:01
- 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 11:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 12:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 13:45
- 8♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:40
- 9☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:35
- 10♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:24
- 12☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:30
- 3♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:35
- 4☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:41
- 5♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:51
- 7☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 03:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 04:08
- 10♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:13
- 11☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:19
- 12♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Tuesday, 12 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:22 to 08:17: 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.