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 Saturday, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:39 – 08:43
- 3♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:48
- 4☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:52
- 5♀︎ Venus10:52 – 11:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 13:00
- 7☽︎ Moon13:00 – 14:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 15:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:13
- 10♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:17
- 11☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:22
- 12♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:22
- 2☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:05
- 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 01:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:45 – 05:41
- 12♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:35 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.