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, 30 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:44
- 2☽︎ Moon06:44 – 08:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:45
- 9☽︎ Moon15:45 – 17:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:37
- 12♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:37
- 2♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:02
- 4☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:03
- 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 30 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 8h 35m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:27 to 06:44: 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.