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 Friday, 21 November 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 16:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 08:57
- 3☽︎ Moon08:57 – 09:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:07
- 6♂︎ Mars11:07 – 11:50
- 7☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:33
- 8♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:00
- 10☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:26
- 2☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:43
- 3♀︎ Venus18:43 – 20:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:17
- 5☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 01:08
- 8♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:25
- 9☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:42
- 10♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:16
- 12☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 21 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 16:09: the day lasts 8h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 15h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:31 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.