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, 9 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:40
- 2☉︎ Sun06:40 – 07:56
- 3♀︎ Venus07:56 – 09:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:29
- 5☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 13:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 14:18
- 8♂︎ Mars14:18 – 15:34
- 9☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:51
- 10♀︎ Venus16:51 – 18:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:07 – 19:23
- 12☽︎ Moon19:23 – 20:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:07
- 3♂︎ Mars22:07 – 22:50
- 4☉︎ Sun22:50 – 23:34
- 5♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:01
- 7☽︎ Moon01:01 – 01:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:11
- 10♂︎ Mars03:11 – 03:55
- 11☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:38
- 12♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Tuesday, 9 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:23 to 06:40: 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.