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, 23 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 16:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:17
- 2♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:42
- 4☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:51
- 7♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:34
- 8☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:16
- 9♀︎ Venus13:16 – 13:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:42
- 11☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:25
- 2♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:42
- 3☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:59
- 4♀︎ Venus19:59 – 21:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:34
- 6☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 01:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:26
- 9♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:44
- 10☉︎ Sun03:44 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 23 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 16:07: the day lasts 8h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 15h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:34 to 08:17: 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.