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 Thursday, 18 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- 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♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 06:12
- 2♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:35
- 3☉︎ Sun07:35 – 08:58
- 4♀︎ Venus08:58 – 10:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:43
- 6☽︎ Moon11:43 – 13:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 14:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:51
- 9♂︎ Mars15:51 – 17:14
- 10☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:37
- 11♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:22
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:14
- 4♂︎ Mars23:14 – 23:51
- 5☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:29
- 6♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 01:43
- 8☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 02:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 03:35
- 11♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:12
- 12☉︎ Sun04:12 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Thursday, 18 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?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.