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 Thursday, 30 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:44
- 2♂︎ Mars06:44 – 08:01
- 3☉︎ Sun08:01 – 09:19
- 4♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:53
- 6☽︎ Moon11:53 – 13:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:11 – 14:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:45
- 9♂︎ Mars15:45 – 17:02
- 10☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:20
- 11♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:54
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:03
- 4♂︎ Mars23:03 – 23:46
- 5☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:28
- 6♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 01:54
- 8☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:20 – 04:03
- 11♂︎ Mars04:03 – 04:46
- 12☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Thursday, 30 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 15h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:27 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.