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 Thursday, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 06:22
- 2♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:44
- 3☉︎ Sun07:44 – 09:05
- 4♀︎ Venus09:05 – 10:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:48
- 6☽︎ Moon11:48 – 13:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:52
- 9♂︎ Mars15:52 – 17:14
- 10☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:35
- 11♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:18
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:18 – 21:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 22:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:14
- 4♂︎ Mars23:14 – 23:53
- 5☉︎ Sun23:53 – 00:31
- 6♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 01:49
- 8☽︎ Moon01:49 – 02:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 03:44
- 11♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:23
- 12☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 16h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 7h 43m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:01 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.