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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:07
- 2♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 10:01
- 4☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:47
- 9♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:42
- 11☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:39
- 2♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:42
- 3☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:45
- 4♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 04:02
- 10☉︎ Sun04:02 – 05:05
- 11♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:10 to 08:07: 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.