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 Wednesday, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:49
- 5♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 13:04
- 7♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:19
- 9☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:41
- 12♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:41
- 2♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:26
- 4☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:04
- 7♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:50
- 9♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:35
- 11☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.