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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:28
- 2☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:20
- 3♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:05
- 5☽︎ Moon11:05 – 11:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 12:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 13:41
- 8♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:33
- 9☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:25
- 10♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:10
- 12☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:18
- 3♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:26
- 4☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:34
- 5♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:50
- 7☽︎ Moon00:50 – 01:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 03:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 04:14
- 10♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:22
- 11☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:30
- 12♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:36 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.