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, 13 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:40
- 4♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:49
- 5☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:57
- 6♀︎ Venus11:57 – 13:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 14:14
- 8☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:40
- 11♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:48
- 12☉︎ Sun18:48 – 19:57
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:39
- 3☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:13
- 6♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:05
- 7☉︎ Sun01:05 – 01:56
- 8♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:38
- 10☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 13 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:14 to 07:23: 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.