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 Monday, 31 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:40
- 4♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:48
- 5☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:56
- 6♀︎ Venus11:56 – 13:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:12
- 8☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:36
- 11♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:45
- 12☉︎ Sun18:45 – 19:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:53 – 20:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:37
- 3☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:13
- 6♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:05
- 7☉︎ Sun01:05 – 01:57
- 8♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:41
- 10☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:16 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.