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, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 06:12
- 2☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:51
- 9☽︎ Moon15:51 – 17:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:59
- 12♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:22 – 21:59
- 2♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:14
- 4☽︎ Moon23:14 – 23:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:20
- 9♀︎ Venus02:20 – 02:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:35
- 11☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 21:22: the day lasts 16h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 7h 27m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:49 to 06:12: 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.