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, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:25
- 3☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:14
- 7☉︎ Sun12:14 – 12:57
- 8♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:21
- 10☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:46
- 2☉︎ Sun17:46 – 19:04
- 3♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:39
- 5☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 00:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:49
- 9☉︎ Sun02:49 – 04:07
- 10♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:42
- 12☽︎ Moon06:42 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:01 to 08:43: 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.