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, 3 November 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:01 – 07:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:37
- 3☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:00
- 6♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:48
- 7☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:36
- 8♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:11
- 10☽︎ Moon14:11 – 14:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 15:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:47
- 2☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:59
- 3♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:24
- 5☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 01:01
- 8♂︎ Mars01:01 – 02:13
- 9☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:50
- 12☽︎ Moon05:50 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 3 November 2028, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:01 to 07:49: 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.