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 Friday, 19 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 21:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:49 – 06:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:35
- 3☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 10:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:43
- 6♂︎ Mars11:43 – 13:06
- 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:29
- 8♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 17:14
- 10☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 20:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 21:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:00
- 2☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:37
- 3♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 23:52
- 5☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:43
- 8♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:21
- 9☉︎ Sun02:21 – 02:58
- 10♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:12
- 12☽︎ Moon04:12 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 19 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 21:23: 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?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.