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 Sunday, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:49
- 2♀︎ Venus06:49 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:18
- 4☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 13:02
- 7♂︎ Mars13:02 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:31
- 9♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 18:00
- 11☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:15
- 2♂︎ Mars21:15 – 22:00
- 3☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:45
- 4♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:16
- 6☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:32
- 9♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:17
- 10☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:02
- 11♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:34 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.