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 Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:40
- 3♂︎ Mars07:40 – 09:03
- 4☉︎ Sun09:03 – 10:25
- 5♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 17:15
- 10♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:37
- 11☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:59
- 12♀︎ Venus19:59 – 21:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 21:59
- 2☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 23:53
- 5♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:31
- 6☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 01:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:25
- 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:03 – 03:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:19
- 12♂︎ Mars04:19 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 16h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 7h 36m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:56 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.