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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:21
- 2☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 13:09
- 7♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:53
- 9☽︎ Moon15:53 – 17:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:57
- 12♂︎ Mars19:57 – 21:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:19 – 21:58
- 2♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:14
- 4☽︎ Moon23:14 – 23:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:44
- 11☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 16h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 7h 42m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:00 to 06:21: 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.