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 Friday, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:44
- 3☽︎ Moon07:44 – 09:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:42
- 6♂︎ Mars11:42 – 13:02
- 7☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:21
- 8♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 17:00
- 10☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 20:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:38
- 2☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:19
- 3♀︎ Venus22:19 – 22:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:40
- 5☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:42
- 8♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:03
- 10♀︎ Venus03:03 – 03:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:24
- 12☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 15h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 8h 06m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:05 to 06:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.