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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:25
- 3♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:16
- 4☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:07
- 5♀︎ Venus11:07 – 11:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 12:48
- 7☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:21
- 10♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:12
- 11☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:03
- 12♀︎ Venus17:03 – 17:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:03
- 2☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:31
- 5♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:49
- 7♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 02:08
- 9☽︎ Moon02:08 – 03:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:26 – 05:35
- 12♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:43 to 08:34: 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.