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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:19
- 2♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 09:03
- 4☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:31
- 8☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:53
- 9♀︎ Venus15:53 – 17:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:37
- 11☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 21:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 21:59
- 2♂︎ Mars21:59 – 22:37
- 3☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:15
- 4♀︎ Venus23:15 – 23:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 01:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:26
- 9♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:04
- 10☉︎ Sun03:04 – 03:42
- 11♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 16h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 7h 37m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:57 to 06:19: 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.