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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:16
- 2☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:53
- 9☽︎ Moon15:53 – 17:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 20:00
- 12♂︎ Mars20:00 – 21:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:00
- 2♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:16
- 4☽︎ Moon23:16 – 23:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:39
- 11☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 21:22: the day lasts 16h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 7h 32m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:54 to 06:16: 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.