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 Sunday, 14 September 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:38 – 07:42
- 2♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:49
- 4☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 13:00
- 7♂︎ Mars13:00 – 14:03
- 8☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:07
- 9♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:14
- 11☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:17
- 2♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:14
- 3☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:10
- 4♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:04
- 6☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:53
- 9♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:50
- 10☉︎ Sun03:50 – 04:47
- 11♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 14 September 2025, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:38 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.