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 Friday, 7 April 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:40
- 3☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 12:00
- 6♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:07
- 7☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:14
- 8♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:28
- 10☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:41
- 2☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:34
- 3♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:20
- 5☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:59
- 8♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:45
- 10♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:31
- 12☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 7 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:26 to 07:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.