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, 11 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:05 – 08:46
- 2☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:27
- 3♀︎ Venus09:27 – 10:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 10:50
- 5☽︎ Moon10:50 – 11:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 12:54
- 8♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:35
- 9☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:16
- 10♀︎ Venus14:16 – 14:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 15:39
- 12☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:57
- 3♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:16
- 4☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:35
- 5♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 04:08
- 10♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:27
- 11☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:45
- 12♀︎ Venus06:45 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Tuesday, 11 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 8h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:05 to 08:46: 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.