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, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:40
- 3☽︎ Moon07:40 – 09:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 10:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 13:09
- 7☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:31
- 8♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 17:15
- 10☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 20:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 21:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:00
- 2☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:37
- 3♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 23:53
- 5☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 01:47
- 8♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:25
- 9☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:03
- 10♀︎ Venus03:03 – 03:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:18
- 12☽︎ Moon04:18 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 21:22: the day lasts 16h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 7h 35m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:55 to 06:18: 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.