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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:30
- 2☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:32
- 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:08
- 12♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:08
- 2♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:25
- 4☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:23
- 11☽︎ Moon05:23 – 06:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:38 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.