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 Monday, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:02
- 4♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:59
- 5☉︎ Sun10:59 – 11:56
- 6♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:49
- 8☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:40
- 11♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:37
- 12☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:34
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:40
- 3☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:50
- 6♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:53
- 7☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:57
- 8♀︎ Venus01:57 – 03:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 04:03
- 10☽︎ Moon04:03 – 05:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:11 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.