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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:39
- 2☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 10:58
- 6☉︎ Sun10:58 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:27
- 9☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 15:56
- 12♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:57
- 2♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:17
- 4☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:49
- 7♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:59
- 8☉︎ Sun00:59 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:31
- 11☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:50 to 07:39: 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.