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 Friday, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:36
- 3☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:56
- 6♂︎ Mars11:56 – 13:03
- 7☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:10
- 8♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:23
- 10☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:37
- 2☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:30
- 3♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:17
- 5☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:44
- 10♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:31
- 12☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:22 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.