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 Thursday, 10 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:32 – 07:37
- 2♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:41
- 3☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:46
- 4♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:51 – 11:56
- 6☽︎ Moon11:56 – 13:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 14:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:06 – 15:11
- 9♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:16
- 10☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:21
- 11♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:30
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:16
- 4♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:11
- 5☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:07
- 6♀︎ Venus00:07 – 01:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 01:57
- 8☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 04:43
- 11♂︎ Mars04:43 – 05:38
- 12☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Thursday, 10 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:32 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.