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 Monday, 25 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:02 – 06:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:42 – 09:02
- 4♂︎ Mars09:02 – 10:22
- 5☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:42
- 6♀︎ Venus11:42 – 13:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 14:22
- 8☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 17:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:22
- 11♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:42
- 12☉︎ Sun19:42 – 21:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:22
- 3☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:21
- 6♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:01
- 7☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:41
- 8♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:01
- 10☽︎ Moon03:01 – 03:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 25 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 16h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 7h 59m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:02 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.