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 Wednesday, 1 March 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:43
- 2☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:28
- 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:07
- 9☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 15:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:51
- 12♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:51
- 2♀︎ Venus18:51 – 19:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:16
- 7♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 1 March 2028, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:48 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.