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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:56
- 3☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 13:11
- 7☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:29
- 8♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 17:07
- 10☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 21:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:03 – 21:44
- 2☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:26
- 3♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 23:48
- 5☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:34
- 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:16
- 10♀︎ Venus03:16 – 03:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:38
- 12☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 15h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:18 to 06:37: 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.