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, 23 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:53
- 2☽︎ Moon07:53 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:55
- 5♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:58
- 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:00
- 12♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:00
- 2♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:59
- 4☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:56
- 9♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:55
- 11☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 23 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:52 to 07:53: 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.