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, 1 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:03
- 2♂︎ Mars08:03 – 09:01
- 3☉︎ Sun09:01 – 09:59
- 4♀︎ Venus09:59 – 10:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:56
- 6☽︎ Moon11:56 – 12:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:54 – 13:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 14:50
- 9♂︎ Mars14:50 – 15:48
- 10☉︎ Sun15:48 – 16:46
- 11♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 18:43
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:49
- 4♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:51
- 5☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:53
- 6♀︎ Venus23:53 – 00:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 01:57
- 8☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 04:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 05:02
- 11♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:04
- 12☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Thursday, 1 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:05 to 08:03: 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.