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 Sunday, 27 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:58 – 07:58
- 2♀︎ Venus07:58 – 08:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:57
- 4☽︎ Moon09:57 – 10:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:54
- 9♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:53
- 11☽︎ Moon16:53 – 17:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:52
- 2♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:53
- 3☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:54
- 4♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:57
- 9♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:58
- 10☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:59
- 11♀︎ Venus04:59 – 05:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:58 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.