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, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:02
- 3☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:56
- 6♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:53
- 7☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:51
- 8♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:47
- 10☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 18:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:43
- 2☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:45
- 3♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:50
- 5☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:59
- 9☉︎ Sun02:59 – 04:01
- 10♀︎ Venus04:01 – 05:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:06
- 12☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:06 to 08:04: 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.