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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:57 – 07:45
- 2♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 10:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:36
- 8☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:25
- 9♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:02
- 11☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:50
- 2♂︎ Mars17:50 – 19:02
- 3☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:14
- 4♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:37
- 6☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 01:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:24
- 10☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:35
- 11♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:57 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.