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, 25 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 21:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:38 – 07:57
- 3♂︎ Mars07:57 – 09:15
- 4☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:34
- 5♀︎ Venus10:34 – 11:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 17:06
- 10♂︎ Mars17:06 – 18:25
- 11☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:43
- 12♀︎ Venus19:43 – 21:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:43
- 2☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 23:48
- 5♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:30
- 6☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 01:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:35
- 9☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 03:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 04:40
- 12♂︎ Mars04:40 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 25 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 21:01: the day lasts 15h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 8h 20m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:20 to 06:38: 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.