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 Saturday, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:51
- 3♂︎ Mars07:51 – 09:11
- 4☉︎ Sun09:11 – 10:31
- 5♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:50 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 17:10
- 10♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:30
- 11☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:50
- 12♀︎ Venus19:50 – 21:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 21:50
- 2☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 23:51
- 5♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:31
- 6☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 01:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:31
- 9☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 03:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 04:32
- 12♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 15h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 8h 02m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:11 to 06:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.