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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:25
- 2♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:35
- 9♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:20
- 11☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:13
- 2♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:21
- 3☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:43
- 6☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:05
- 9♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:12
- 10☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:33 to 08:25: 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.