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 Wednesday, 31 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 16:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 08:48
- 2☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 12:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:28
- 9☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 14:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:27
- 12♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:07 – 17:27
- 2♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 20:08
- 4☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:28
- 11☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 31 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 16:07: the day lasts 7h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 16h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.