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, 29 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:47 – 07:51
- 2♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:59
- 4☽︎ Moon09:59 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 12:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:14
- 8☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:17
- 9♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:25
- 11☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:32 – 20:28
- 2♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:24
- 3☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:21
- 4♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:13
- 6☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 04:53
- 11♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 29 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:47 to 07:51: 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.