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, 13 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 21:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:05 – 06:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:47 – 09:07
- 4♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:28
- 5☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:49
- 6♀︎ Venus11:49 – 13:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 14:31
- 8☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 17:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:33
- 11♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:54
- 12☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:15
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:15 – 21:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:34
- 3☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 23:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:31
- 6♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:11
- 7☉︎ Sun01:11 – 01:50
- 8♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:08
- 10☽︎ Moon03:08 – 03:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 13 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 21:15: the day lasts 16h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 7h 51m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:05 to 06:26: 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.