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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:31
- 3☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 10:59
- 6♂︎ Mars10:59 – 11:48
- 7☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:37
- 8♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:15
- 10☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:54
- 2☉︎ Sun17:54 – 19:05
- 3♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:27
- 5☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 01:00
- 8♂︎ Mars01:00 – 02:11
- 9☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:22
- 10♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:44
- 12☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:53 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.