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, 28 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:08 – 08:48
- 2♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:07
- 4☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:06
- 7♂︎ Mars12:06 – 12:46
- 8☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:26
- 9♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 14:45
- 11☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 17:25
- 2♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:45
- 3☉︎ Sun18:45 – 20:05
- 4♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:46
- 6☽︎ Moon22:46 – 00:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 04:07
- 10☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:27
- 11♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 28 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 7h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 16h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:08 to 08:48: 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.