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, 3 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:47
- 3☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:03
- 6♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:08
- 7☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:14
- 8♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:24
- 10☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:35
- 2☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:29
- 3♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:18
- 5☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:02
- 8♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:51
- 10♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:39
- 12☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 3 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:36 to 07:42: 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.