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 Saturday, 6 November 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 07:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 08:39
- 3♂︎ Mars08:39 – 09:26
- 4☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 11:48
- 7☽︎ Moon11:48 – 12:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:09
- 10♂︎ Mars14:09 – 14:56
- 11☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:44
- 12♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:44
- 2☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:57 – 20:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:23
- 5♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:36
- 6☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:49
- 7♀︎ Venus23:49 – 01:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:41 – 05:54
- 12♂︎ Mars05:54 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 6 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 16:31: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 14h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:05 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.