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 Saturday, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:49
- 3♂︎ Mars07:49 – 09:07
- 4☉︎ Sun09:07 – 10:25
- 5♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 13:01
- 7☽︎ Moon13:01 – 14:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:55
- 10♂︎ Mars16:55 – 18:13
- 11☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:31
- 12♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:31
- 2☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 22:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:37
- 5♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:19
- 6☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 01:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 02:24
- 9☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 03:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 04:30
- 12♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 15h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:13 to 06:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.