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 Sunday, 28 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 21:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:15
- 2♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:30
- 8☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:53
- 9♀︎ Venus15:53 – 17:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:38
- 11☽︎ Moon18:38 – 20:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 21:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:01
- 2♂︎ Mars22:01 – 22:38
- 3☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:16
- 4♀︎ Venus23:16 – 23:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:00
- 10☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:38
- 11♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 28 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 21:23: the day lasts 16h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 7h 30m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:52 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.