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, 7 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:45
- 4♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:50
- 5☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:56
- 6♀︎ Venus11:56 – 13:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 14:08
- 8☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:25
- 11♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:31
- 12☉︎ Sun18:31 – 19:37
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:26
- 3☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:09
- 6♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:03
- 7☉︎ Sun01:03 – 01:57
- 8♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:46
- 10☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:34 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 7 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:27 to 07:33: 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.