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, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:35
- 2☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:44
- 6☉︎ Sun11:44 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 18:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:28
- 12♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:28
- 2♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 22:53
- 4☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 03:51
- 11☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 15h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:18 to 06:35: 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.