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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:35
- 2☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:32
- 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:49
- 9☽︎ Moon15:49 – 17:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:46
- 12♂︎ Mars19:46 – 21:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:05 – 21:46
- 2♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:08
- 4☽︎ Moon23:08 – 23:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 03:55
- 11☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 15h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 8h 12m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:16 to 06:35: 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.