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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:40
- 4☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 13:05
- 7♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:21
- 9♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:38
- 11☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:46 – 19:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 20:47
- 2♂︎ Mars20:47 – 21:38
- 3☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:30
- 4♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:14
- 6☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:41
- 10☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:33
- 11♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:15 to 07:23: 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.