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 Monday, 6 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:58 – 06:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:42 – 09:04
- 4♂︎ Mars09:04 – 10:25
- 5☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:47
- 6♀︎ Venus11:47 – 13:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:31
- 8☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 17:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:37
- 11♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:58
- 12☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:20
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:20 – 21:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:37
- 3☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 23:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:31
- 6♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:10
- 7☉︎ Sun01:10 – 01:48
- 8♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:04
- 10☽︎ Moon03:04 – 03:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 6 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 16h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 7h 39m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:58 to 06:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.