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, 20 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:32
- 4♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:43
- 5☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:53
- 6♀︎ Venus11:53 – 13:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:15
- 8☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:47
- 11♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:58
- 12☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:08
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:08 – 20:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:47
- 3☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:14
- 6♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:03
- 7☉︎ Sun01:03 – 01:52
- 8♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:30
- 10☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 20 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:00 to 07:10: 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.