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, 1 August 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:47
- 2☉︎ Sun06:47 – 08:04
- 3♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:37
- 5☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 13:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:27
- 8♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:44
- 9☉︎ Sun15:44 – 17:00
- 10♀︎ Venus17:00 – 18:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:34
- 12☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 21:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:17
- 3♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:01
- 4☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:44
- 5♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:11
- 7☽︎ Moon01:11 – 01:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:22
- 10♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:05
- 11☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:49
- 12♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Tuesday, 1 August 2028, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:31 to 06:47: 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.