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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:28
- 2☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 09:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:51
- 9☽︎ Moon15:51 – 17:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:53
- 12♂︎ Mars19:53 – 21:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:13 – 21:53
- 2♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:12
- 4☽︎ Moon23:12 – 23:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 03:49
- 11☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 16h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 7h 55m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:07 to 06:28: 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.