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 Monday, 23 March 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:06
- 4♂︎ Mars09:06 – 10:08
- 5☉︎ Sun10:08 – 11:10
- 6♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:13
- 8☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:19
- 11♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:21
- 12☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:18
- 3☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:12
- 6♂︎ Mars23:12 – 00:10
- 7☉︎ Sun00:10 – 01:09
- 8♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 03:05
- 10☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 05:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 23 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:01 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.