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, 27 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:24
- 4♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:37
- 5☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:50
- 6♀︎ Venus11:50 – 13:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 14:16
- 8☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:54
- 11♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:07
- 12☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:20
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 21:54
- 3☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:15
- 6♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:02
- 7☉︎ Sun01:02 – 01:49
- 8♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:23
- 10☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 04:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 27 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:46 to 06:58: 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.