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, 9 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:11 – 07:57
- 2♀︎ Venus07:57 – 08:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:29
- 4☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:34
- 8☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:20
- 9♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:53
- 11☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:39
- 2♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:53
- 3☉︎ Sun18:53 – 20:07
- 4♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:35
- 6☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 01:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:31
- 10☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:45
- 11♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 9 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 9h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 14h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:11 to 07:57: 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.