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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:11
- 2☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:59
- 5♂︎ Mars10:59 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:44
- 9☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:33
- 12♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:33
- 2♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:41
- 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 03:01
- 9♀︎ Venus03:01 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:08
- 11☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:14 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.