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, 24 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 07:54
- 2♂︎ Mars07:54 – 08:54
- 3☉︎ Sun08:54 – 09:55
- 4♀︎ Venus09:55 – 10:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:56
- 6☽︎ Moon11:56 – 12:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 13:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:57
- 9♂︎ Mars14:57 – 15:57
- 10☉︎ Sun15:57 – 16:58
- 11♀︎ Venus16:58 – 17:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 18:59
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:59 – 19:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 20:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:58
- 4♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:57
- 5☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:57
- 6♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:57
- 8☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 03:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:56
- 11♂︎ Mars04:56 – 05:55
- 12☉︎ Sun05:55 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Thursday, 24 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:54 to 07:54: 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.