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, 27 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:20
- 2☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:42
- 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:43
- 9☽︎ Moon15:43 – 17:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:44
- 12♂︎ Mars19:44 – 21:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:44
- 2♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:03
- 4☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:41
- 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 03:40
- 11☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 16h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 7h 55m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:00 to 06:20: 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.