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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 12 of the day, until 16:34
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:00
- 6☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:23
- 9☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 14:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 15:46
- 12♂︎ Mars15:46 – 16:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:34 – 17:46
- 2♀︎ Venus17:46 – 18:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 20:11
- 4☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:49
- 7♂︎ Mars23:49 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:02 to 07:50: 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.