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 Sunday, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:17
- 2♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 10:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 13:03
- 7♂︎ Mars13:03 – 14:24
- 8☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:45
- 9♀︎ Venus15:45 – 17:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:27
- 11☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:48 – 21:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 21:48
- 2♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:27
- 3☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:06
- 4♀︎ Venus23:06 – 23:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:23
- 6☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 01:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:20
- 9♂︎ Mars02:20 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:38
- 11♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 16h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 7h 47m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:56 to 06:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.