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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:17
- 3♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:10
- 4☉︎ Sun10:10 – 11:03
- 5♀︎ Venus11:03 – 11:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:49
- 7☽︎ Moon12:49 – 13:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:22
- 11☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:15
- 12♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:15
- 2☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:36
- 5♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:43
- 6☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:50
- 7♀︎ Venus00:50 – 01:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 03:04
- 9☽︎ Moon03:04 – 04:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:26
- 12♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:31 to 08:24: 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.