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, 8 June 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 21:16
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:51 – 06:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:35 – 08:58
- 4♂︎ Mars08:58 – 10:20
- 5☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:42
- 6♀︎ Venus11:42 – 13:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:26
- 8☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 17:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:32
- 11♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:54
- 12☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:16
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:16 – 21:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:32
- 3☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 23:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:26
- 6♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:04
- 7☉︎ Sun01:04 – 01:41
- 8♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 02:57
- 10☽︎ Moon02:57 – 03:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:13 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 8 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 21:16: the day lasts 16h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 7h 34m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:51 to 06:13: 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.