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, 5 July 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:19
- 2☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 13:09
- 7♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:53
- 9☽︎ Moon15:53 – 17:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:59
- 12♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:21 – 21:59
- 2♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:15
- 4☽︎ Moon23:15 – 23:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 03:42
- 11☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 5 July 2028, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 16h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 7h 38m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:58 to 06:19: 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.