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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 21:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:50
- 3☽︎ Moon07:50 – 09:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:31
- 8♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 17:11
- 10☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 21:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:11 – 21:51
- 2☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:31
- 3♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 23:51
- 5☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:51
- 8♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:31
- 9☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:11
- 10♀︎ Venus03:11 – 03:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:31
- 12☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 21:11: the day lasts 16h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 7h 59m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:09 to 06:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.