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 Thursday, 13 November 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 16:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:03
- 2♂︎ Mars08:03 – 08:48
- 3☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:33
- 4♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:03
- 6☽︎ Moon11:03 – 11:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:19
- 9♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:04
- 10☉︎ Sun14:04 – 14:49
- 11♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:19
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 20:04
- 4♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:19
- 5☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:34
- 6♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 01:04
- 8☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:49
- 11♂︎ Mars04:49 – 06:04
- 12☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Thursday, 13 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 16:19: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:18 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.