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, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:12
- 4♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:04
- 5☉︎ Sun11:04 – 11:57
- 6♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:42
- 8☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:19
- 11♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:11
- 12☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:04
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:19
- 3☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:42
- 6♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:50
- 7☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:58
- 8♀︎ Venus01:58 – 03:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:13
- 10☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:34 to 08:27: 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.