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, 14 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:38 – 07:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:49
- 4♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:52
- 5☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:56
- 6♀︎ Venus11:56 – 13:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 14:03
- 8☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:14
- 11♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:18
- 12☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:14
- 3☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:04
- 6♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:00
- 7☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:57
- 8♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:50
- 10☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 14 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:38 to 07:42: 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.