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 Tuesday, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:42
- 2☉︎ Sun06:42 – 08:00
- 3♀︎ Venus08:00 – 09:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:35
- 5☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 13:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:11 – 14:28
- 8♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:46
- 9☉︎ Sun15:46 – 17:04
- 10♀︎ Venus17:04 – 18:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:39
- 12☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 21:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:22
- 3♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:04
- 4☉︎ Sun23:04 – 23:47
- 5♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:11
- 7☽︎ Moon01:11 – 01:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 02:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:18
- 10♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:01
- 11☉︎ Sun04:01 – 04:43
- 12♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 15h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 8h 28m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:24 to 06:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.