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 Saturday, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:10
- 3♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:05
- 4☉︎ Sun10:05 – 11:01
- 5♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:51
- 7☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:37
- 10♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:32
- 11☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:28
- 12♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:28
- 2☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:42
- 5♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:52
- 7♀︎ Venus00:52 – 01:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 03:02
- 9☽︎ Moon03:02 – 04:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:11 – 06:16
- 12♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:19 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.