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 Sunday, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:39
- 2♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:16
- 4☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 13:11
- 7♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:29
- 8☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:47
- 9♀︎ Venus15:47 – 17:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:24
- 11☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:42 – 21:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 21:42
- 2♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:24
- 3☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:06
- 4♀︎ Venus23:06 – 23:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:29
- 6☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:17
- 10☉︎ Sun03:17 – 03:59
- 11♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 8h 23m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:21 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.