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 Wednesday, 29 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:55
- 2☽︎ Moon06:55 – 08:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:29
- 9☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 19:10
- 12♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:09
- 2♀︎ Venus21:09 – 21:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:42
- 4☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:42 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.