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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:35
- 2☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:12
- 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:27
- 12♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:27
- 2♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:17
- 4☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:30 to 07:35: 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.