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, 5 May 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 08:01
- 3☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 13:02
- 7☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:17
- 8♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:48
- 10☽︎ Moon16:48 – 18:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:18
- 2☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:03
- 3♀︎ Venus22:03 – 22:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:32
- 5☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:45
- 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:30
- 9☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:15
- 10♀︎ Venus03:15 – 03:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:44
- 12☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 5 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 8h 55m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:30 to 06:45: 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.