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, 19 May 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:46
- 3☽︎ Moon07:46 – 09:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:43
- 6♂︎ Mars11:43 – 13:02
- 7☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:20
- 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:58
- 10☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:36
- 2☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:17
- 3♀︎ Venus22:17 – 22:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:39
- 5☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:42
- 8♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:23
- 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:04
- 10♀︎ Venus03:04 – 03:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:26
- 12☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 19 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 15h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 8h 13m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:09 to 06:27: 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.