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 Friday, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:49
- 3☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:56
- 6♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:58
- 7☉︎ Sun12:58 – 14:01
- 8♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:05
- 10☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:10
- 2☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:08
- 3♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:03
- 5☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:55
- 9☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:52
- 10♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:48
- 12☽︎ Moon05:48 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:44 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.