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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 21:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:25
- 2♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:31
- 8☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:52
- 9♀︎ Venus15:52 – 17:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:34
- 11☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 21:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 21:55
- 2♂︎ Mars21:55 – 22:34
- 3☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:13
- 4♀︎ Venus23:13 – 23:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 01:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:08
- 10☉︎ Sun03:08 – 03:47
- 11♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 21:16: the day lasts 16h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 7h 49m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:04 to 06:25: 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.