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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:30
- 2♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 13:01
- 7♂︎ Mars13:01 – 14:20
- 8☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:38
- 9♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 18:14
- 11☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:33
- 2♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:14
- 3☉︎ Sun22:14 – 22:56
- 4♀︎ Venus22:56 – 23:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:19
- 6☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:24
- 9♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:06
- 10☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:47
- 11♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 8h 20m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:12 to 06:30: 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.