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, 16 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 16:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:07
- 2♀︎ Venus08:07 – 08:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:49
- 7♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:33
- 8☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:18
- 9♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:47
- 11☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:31
- 2♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:47
- 3☉︎ Sun18:47 – 20:03
- 4♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:34
- 6☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:21
- 9♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:53
- 11♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 16 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 16:15: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:23 to 08:07: 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.