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, 29 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:39
- 3☽︎ Moon07:39 – 09:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:42
- 6♂︎ Mars11:42 – 13:02
- 7☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 17:04
- 10☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 21:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:07 – 21:46
- 2☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:25
- 3♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 23:43
- 5☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:41
- 8♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:20
- 9☉︎ Sun02:20 – 02:59
- 10♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:18
- 12☽︎ Moon04:18 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 29 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 16h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 7h 50m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:58 to 06:19: 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.