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, 13 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 07:02
- 2♂︎ Mars07:02 – 08:15
- 3☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:28
- 4♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:55
- 6☽︎ Moon11:55 – 13:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 14:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:36
- 9♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:49
- 10☉︎ Sun16:49 – 18:03
- 11♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:30
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 22:50
- 4♂︎ Mars22:50 – 23:36
- 5☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:23
- 6♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 01:56
- 8☽︎ Moon01:56 – 02:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:16
- 11♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:03
- 12☉︎ Sun05:03 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 14h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:48 to 07:02: 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.