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, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:15
- 2☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:42
- 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:46
- 9☽︎ Moon15:46 – 17:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:51
- 12♂︎ Mars19:51 – 21:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:12 – 21:50
- 2♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:07
- 4☽︎ Moon23:07 – 23:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:03
- 7♂︎ Mars01:03 – 01:41
- 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:20
- 9♀︎ Venus02:20 – 02:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:36
- 11☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 16h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 7h 41m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:54 to 06:15: 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.