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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:27
- 2☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:36
- 12♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:36
- 2♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 22:58
- 4☽︎ Moon22:58 – 23:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 03:45
- 11☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 15h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 8h 11m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:08 to 06:27: 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.