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, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 07:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:17
- 3♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:30
- 4☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:43
- 5♀︎ Venus10:43 – 11:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:47
- 10♂︎ Mars16:47 – 18:00
- 11☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:13
- 12♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:13
- 2☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:35
- 5♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:22
- 6☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 01:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 02:44
- 9☽︎ Moon02:44 – 03:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:05
- 12♂︎ Mars05:05 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:51 to 07:04: 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.