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 Saturday, 13 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 06:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:35
- 3♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:57
- 4☉︎ Sun08:57 – 10:20
- 5♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 13:05
- 7☽︎ Moon13:05 – 14:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 17:12
- 10♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:35
- 11☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:57
- 12♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 21:57
- 2☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 23:50
- 5♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:27
- 6☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:05
- 7♀︎ Venus01:05 – 01:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:20
- 9☽︎ Moon02:20 – 02:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:12
- 12♂︎ Mars04:12 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 13 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 16h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 7h 29m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:50 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.